Where's Pete | |
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Directed by | Jim Purdy |
Written by | Jim Purdy |
Produced by | Michael J. F. Scott |
Starring | Heath Lamberts Nancy Beatty Yannick Bisson |
Cinematography | Douglas Kiefer |
Edited by | Jeff Warren |
Music by | Glenn Morley Lawrence Shragge |
Release date |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
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