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Movie Info
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Director -
Guillermo del Toro -
Screenwriter -
Guillermo del Toro , Antonio Trashorras , David Muñoz -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Classics -
Production Co -
Good Machine , El Deseo S.A. -
Rating -
R (Violence|Some Sexuality|Language) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Drama , Horror -
Original Language -
Spanish -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 21, 2001, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 2, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$754.7K -
Runtime -
1h 46m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SR , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Dolby Stereo
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