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About 2002 film directed by Martin Scorsese
Genres drama, action, period drama, epic, crime, mystery, gangster, historical, crime drama, historical drama
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan, Jay Cocks
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, John C. Reilly, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson
Music Howard Shore
Runtime 167 min
Country United States, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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