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Movie Info
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Director -
Michael Cimino -
Producer -
Michael Cimino , Michael Deeley , Barry Spikings -
Screenwriter -
Michael Cimino , Deric Washburn -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures , MCA/Universal Pictures [us] -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
War , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 8, 1978, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 2, 2016 -
Runtime -
3h 3m -
Sound Mix -
Surround