The Gruesome Twosome | |
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Directed by | Herschell Gordon Lewis |
Written by | Allison Louise Downe (as Louise Downe) |
Produced by | Herschell Gordon Lewis J.G. Patterson Jr. Fred M. Sandy |
Starring | Elizabeth Davis Gretchen Wells Chris Martell |
Cinematography | Roy Collodi |
Edited by | George Regas |
Music by | Larry Wellington |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $40,000 (estimated) |
The Gruesome Twosome is a 1967 American splatter comedy film, produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. The film played on a double bill with another 1967 film by the same director, Something Weird. [1]
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