Shopping | |
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Directed by | Paul W. S. Anderson |
Written by | Paul W. S. Anderson |
Produced by | Jeremy Bolt |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Tony Imi |
Edited by | David Stiven |
Music by | Barrington Pheloung |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors [1] |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $2,000,000 |
Box office | $3,061 (USA) [2] |
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