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About 2005 film directed by Ridley Scott
Genres drama, action, war, epic, historical, drama fiction
Directed by Ridley Scott
Written by William Monahan
Starring Liam Neeson, Orlando Bloom, Edward Norton, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Michael Sheen
Music Harry Gregson-Williams
Runtime 190 min
Country United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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