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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Kassovitz -
Producer -
Marsha Garces Williams -
Screenwriter -
Peter Kassovitz , Jurek Becker , Didier Decoin -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Classics , TriStar Pictures , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Sony Pictures Television , Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
TriStar Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama , War -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 24, 1999, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 1, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$5.0M -
Runtime -
1h 54m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)