Prison Stories: Women on the Inside | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Dick Beebe Martin Jones Marlane Meyer Jule Selbo |
Directed by | Donna Deitch Joan Micklin Silver Penelope Spheeris |
Starring | Rae Dawn Chong Lolita Davidovich Annabella Sciorra Talisa Soto Rachel Ticotin |
Composers | Stanley Clarke Willie Colón Jack Hues J. Peter Robinson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Colin Callender Francine Lefrak |
Producer | Gerald T. Olson |
Cinematography | Robert Elswit Jamie Thompson |
Running time | 79 minutes |
Production company | HBO Showcase |
Release | |
Original network | HBO |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release |
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