Sensation | |
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Directed by | Brian Desmond Hurst |
Written by | Dudley Leslie Marjorie Deans William Freshman |
Based on | play Murder Gang by Basil Dean & George Munro [1] |
Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
Starring | John Lodge Diana Churchill |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Edited by | James Corbett |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Associated British Picture Corporation (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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