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About 2022 film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Genres fantasy, musical, cinematic fairy tale
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
Written by Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Matthew Robbins, Gris Grimly
Music Alexandre Desplat
Runtime 114 min
Country United States, Mexico, France
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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