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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Weir -
Producer -
Steven Haft , Paul Junger Witt , Tony Thomas -
Screenwriter -
Tom Schulman -
Distributor -
Buena Vista Pictures , Touchstone Pictures , Touchstone Home Video -
Production Co -
Touchstone Pictures -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 2, 1989, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 9, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$94.5M -
Runtime -
2h 8m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Magnetic Stereo 6 Track , Dolby -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)