The Great Man | |
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Le Grand Homme | |
Directed by | Sarah Leonor |
Written by | Emmanuelle Jacob Sarah Leonor |
Produced by | Michel Klein |
Starring | Jérémie Renier Surho Sugaipov Ramzan Idiev |
Cinematography | Laurent Desmet |
Edited by | François Quiqueré |
Music by | Martin Wheeler |
Production companies | Les Films Hatari Le Studio Orlando |
Distributed by | Bac Films |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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