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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Weir -
Producer -
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. , Duncan Henderson , Peter Weir -
Screenwriter -
Peter Weir , John Collee , Patrick O'Brian -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Samuel Goldwyn Films , 20th Century Fox , Universal Pictures , Miramax Films -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Adventure , Drama , War -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 14, 2003, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$93.9M -
Runtime -
2h 19m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , DTS , Dolby EX -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)