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The New World
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About 2005 film by Terrence Malick
Genres drama, biographical, romance, historical drama
Directed by Terrence Malick
Written by Terrence Malick
Starring Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, Colin Farrell, David Thewlis, Jonathan Pryce, Wes Studi, John Savage, Ben Mendelsohn
Music James Horner
Runtime 131 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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