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Movie Info
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Director -
John Madden -
Producer -
Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , Kevin Loader , Mark Huffam -
Screenwriter -
Shawn Slovo , Louis de Bernières -
Distributor -
Miramax Films , Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Le Studio Canal + , Working Title Films , Universal Pictures -
Rating -
R (Sexuality|Language|Some Violence) -
Genre -
Drama , Romance , War -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 17, 2001, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$25.5M -
Runtime -
2h 7m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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