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The Man Who Cried

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Director -
Sally Potter -
Producer -
Christopher Sheppard -
Screenwriter -
Sally Potter -
Distributor -
Universal Focus , Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Le Studio Canal + , Working Title Films , Adventure Pictures -
Rating -
R (Sexuality) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 25, 2001, Wide -
Release Date (DVD) -
Sep 2, 2003 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$739.6K -
Runtime -
1h 39m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , DTS , SDDS , Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)