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Directed by | George Kaczender |
Written by | Noel Hynd |
Based on | The Agency by Paul Gottlieb |
Starring | Robert Mitchum Lee Majors Saul Rubinek Valerie Perrine Alexandra Stewart |
Cinematography | Miklós Lente |
Distributed by | Jensen Farley Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million [1] |
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