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The Last Samurai
Movie Info
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Director -
Edward Zwick -
Producer -
Tom Cruise , Tom Engelman , Marshall Herskovitz , Scott Kroopf , Paula Wagner , Edward Zwick -
Screenwriter -
John Logan , Edward Zwick , Marshall Herskovitz -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
Cruise-Wagner Productions , Radar Pictures , Bedford Falls Productions , Warner Brothers -
Rating -
R (Strong Violence|Battle Sequences) -
Genre -
Adventure , Drama , War , Action -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 5, 2003, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 1, 2011 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$111.1M -
Runtime -
2h 34m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SR , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)