Mistress of Paradise | |
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Genre | Drama Mystery Romance |
Written by | William Bast Bennett Foster |
Directed by | Peter Medak |
Starring | Geneviève Bujold Chad Everett Anthony Andrews |
Music by | John Addison |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Joanne Brough Malcolm Stuart |
Producer | R. W. Goodwin |
Cinematography | Ken Lamkin |
Editor | Lori Jane Coleman (as Hilary Jane Kranze) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company | Lorimar Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | October 4, 1981 |
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