The Spreading Ground

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The Spreading Ground
Directed by Derek Vanlint
Written byMark Burman
Ross Korte
Starring Dennis Hopper
CinematographyDerek Vanlint
Release date
  • 5 March 2000 (2000-03-05)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Spreading Ground is a 2000 Canadian crime film directed by Derek Vanlint and starring Dennis Hopper. [1] It was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. [2] The film's score was composed by Wild Colonials guitarist, Shark.

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  1. "The Spreading Ground". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. "22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.