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Sci-Fighters | |
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Directed by | Peter Svatek |
Written by | Mark Sevi |
Starring | Roddy Piper Jayne Heitmeyer Billy Drago Tyrone Benskin Richard Raybourne |
Production company | Shostak/Rossner Productions |
Distributed by | CineTel Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
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