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Thunderground | |
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Directed by | David Mitchell |
Written by | Damian Lee David Mitchell |
Produced by | Damian Lee David Mitchell |
Starring | Michael Copeman Paul Coufos Pete Dempster Margaret Langrick M. Emmet Walsh |
Cinematography | Curtis Petersen |
Edited by | Reid Dennison |
Music by | John Cascella |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Cineplex-Odeon Films Rose & Ruby Productions |
Release dates | May 1989 September 1, 1989 (USA) |
Running time | 92 min. |
Countries | United States, Canada |
Language | English |
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