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Directed by | Abner Biberman |
Written by | George Bellak |
Produced by | Richard Alan Simmons |
Starring | Peter Falk Britt Ekland Joanna Barnes |
Cinematography | Morris Hartzband |
Edited by | Armond Lebowitz |
Music by | Sid Ramin |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
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