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The Piano Man's Daughter | |
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Based on | The Piano Man's Daughter by Timothy Findley |
Written by | Kevin Sullivan |
Directed by | Kevin Sullivan |
Starring | Wendy Crewson Christian Campbell Stockard Channing |
Music by | Peter Breiner |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Cinematography | Robert Saad |
Running time | 180 minutes |
Production companies | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sullivan Entertainment |
Original release | |
Release | 22 September 2003 |
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