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About 1941 film by William Wyler
Genres drama, romance, historical
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Alan Campbell
Starring Bette Davis, Teresa Wright, Herbert Marshall, Dan Duryea, Richard Carlson, Patricia Collinge, Russell Hicks, Charles Dingle
Music Meredith Willson
Runtime 116 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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