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Director -
Luc Besson -
Screenwriter -
Luc Besson -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures , Columbia TriStar Home Video -
Production Co -
Gaumont , Gaumont International , Les Films du Dauphin -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Action , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 18, 1994, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$19.0M -
Runtime -
1h 55m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , SDDS , Dolby Digital