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Movie Info
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Director -
Mike Hodges -
Producer -
Dino De Laurentiis -
Screenwriter -
Alex Raymond , Michael Allin , Lorenzo Semple Jr. -
Distributor -
Cinema Classics , Video Classics , MCA/Universal Pictures [us] , Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
20th Century Fox -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 5, 1980, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 15, 2012 -
Runtime -
1h 50m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby , Magnetic Stereo 6 Track , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Scope (2.35:1)