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Twister
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About 1996 film directed by Jan de Bont
Genres drama, action, disaster
Directed by Jan de Bont
Written by Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Alexa PenaVega, Jeremy Davies, Alan Ruck, Jami Gertz
Music Mark Mancina
Runtime 113 min
Country United States
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