The Explosive Generation | |
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Directed by | Buzz Kulik |
Written by | Joseph Landon |
Produced by | Stanley Colbert |
Starring | William Shatner Patty McCormack Lee Kinsolving Billy Gray Virginia Field Steve Dunne |
Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
Edited by | Melvin Shapiro |
Music by | Hal Borne |
Production company | Vega Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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