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The Broken Chain | |
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Genre | Drama War Action |
Written by | Earl W. Wallace |
Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
Starring | Pierce Brosnan Graham Greene Eric Schweig Buffy Sainte-Marie Wes Studi |
Music by | Charles Fox |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Robert M. Sertner Frank von Zerneck |
Producer | Cleve Landsberg |
Production locations | Williamsburg, Virginia Yorktown, Virginia |
Cinematography | William Wages |
Editor | Susan B. Browdy |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | December 12, 1993 |
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