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About 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese
Genres drama, epic, crime, mystery, neo-noir, thriller, gangster, suspense, crime thriller, crime drama
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by William Monahan, Alan Mak, Felix Chong
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson
Music Howard Shore
Runtime 151 min
Country United States, Hong Kong
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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