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Directed by | Terence Young |
Written by | Robert Brodie Booth |
Based on | novel by Tommy Iwering |
Produced by | Tommy Iwering |
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Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
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Music by | Björn J:son Lindh |
Release date | 1988 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
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Language | English |
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