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Out of the Darkness | |
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Genre | Crime Drama Thriller |
Written by | T. S. Cook |
Directed by | Jud Taylor |
Starring | Martin Sheen |
Theme music composer | Billy Goldenberg |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Sonny Grosso Larry Jacobson |
Production locations | Coney Island Brooklyn New York City Yonkers, New York Union City, New Jersey |
Cinematography | Brian West |
Editor | Norman Gay |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production company | Centerpoint Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | October 12, 1985 |
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