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About 2012 film by Quentin Tarantino
Genres drama, Western, action, revisionist Western, comedy drama, blaxploitation, historical, historical drama
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Written by Quentin Tarantino
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington, Jonah Hill, Don Johnson
Music Ennio Morricone
Runtime 165 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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