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Mara of the Wilderness | |
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Directed by | Frank McDonald |
Written by | Thomas W. Blackburn Rod Scott |
Produced by | Brice Mack |
Starring | Adam West Linda Saunders Theo Marcuse |
Cinematography | Robert Wyckoff |
Edited by | Harold Gordon |
Music by | Harry Bluestone |
Production company | Unicorn Films |
Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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