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Total Eclipse
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About 1996 film by Agnieszka Holland
Genres drama, biographical, LGBTQ-related
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Written by Christopher Hampton
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Christopher Hampton, Dominique Blanc, Andrzej Seweryn, Romane Bohringer, James Thiérrée, Christopher Chaplin
Music Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Runtime 111 min
Country United States, Belgium, Italy, France, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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