A rich, eccentric documentary about both filmmaking and the tobacco industry.
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Director -
Ross McElwee -
Producer -
Ross McElwee -
Screenwriter -
Ross McElwee -
Distributor -
Rézo Films -
Production Co -
WGBH , Channel Four Films -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 23, 2003, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 1, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$77.9K -
Runtime -
1h 47m