Plunder of the Sun | |
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Directed by | John Farrow |
Written by | David Dodge (novel) Jonathan Latimer (screenplay) |
Produced by | Robert Fellows |
Starring | Glenn Ford Diana Lynn Patricia Medina Francis L. Sullivan |
Cinematography | Jack Draper |
Edited by | Harry Marker |
Music by | Antonio Díaz Conde |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1 million (US) [1] |
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