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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Movie Info
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Director -
Renny Harlin -
Producer -
Robert Shaye , Rachel Talalay -
Distributor -
Image Entertainment Inc. , New Line Cinema , Media Home Entertainment -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 19, 1988, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 1, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$49.3M -
Runtime -
1h 33m -
Sound Mix -
Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)