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About 2014 film directed by Morten Tyldum
Genres drama, war, biographical, historical, LGBTQ-related
Directed by Morten Tyldum
Written by Graham Moore
Starring Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear
Music Alexandre Desplat
Runtime 114 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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