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Behind Enemy Lines
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About 2001 film by John Moore
Genres drama, action, war, thriller
Directed by John Moore
Written by Zak Penn, David Veloz
Starring Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Gabriel Macht, Geoff Pierson, Joaquim de Almeida, Vladimir Mashkov, David Keith, Aleksander Krupa
Music Don Davis
Runtime 101 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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