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Lone Star

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Movie Info
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Director -
John Sayles -
Producer -
Maggie Renzi , R. Paul Miller -
Screenwriter -
John Sayles -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Castle Rock Entertainment , Columbia Pictures Corporation -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 21, 1996, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 1, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$13.1M -
Runtime -
2h 14m -
Sound Mix -
Surround