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Movie Info
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Director -
John McTiernan -
Producer -
Lawrence Gordon , Joel Silver -
Screenwriter -
Roderick Thorp , Jeb Stuart , Steven E. de Souza -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Gordon Company , Silver Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Action , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 15, 1988, Wide -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Dec 8, 2023 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 2, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$82.3M -
Runtime -
2h 11m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Magnetic Stereo 6 Track , Surround , Dolby A , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
70mm , Scope (2.35:1)