Running Mates | |
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Genre | Comedy Romance |
Written by | Carole Eastman |
Directed by | Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
Starring | Diane Keaton Ed Harris Ed Begley Jr. Ben Masters |
Music by | Peter Rodgers Melnick |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | James D. Brubaker Marvin Worth |
Cinematography | Jeffrey Jur |
Editor | Claudia Finkle |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Production company | HBO Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | October 4, 1992 |
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