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Movie Info
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Director -
Nicholas Hytner -
Producer -
Kevin Loader , Damian Jones , Nicholas Hytner -
Screenwriter -
Alan Bennett -
Distributor -
Fox -
Production Co -
BBC , Free Range Films , DNA Films -
Rating -
R (Sexual Content|Language) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama , LGBTQ+ -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 21, 2006, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.7M -
Runtime -
1h 49m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital