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Payback | |
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Directed by | Anthony Hickox |
Written by | Sam Bernard |
Produced by | Natan Zahavi Sam Bernard |
Starring | C. Thomas Howell Joan Severance |
Cinematography | Allison Gordon-Kohler |
Edited by | Anita Brandt-Burgoyne |
Music by | Anthony Marinelli |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Trimark Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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