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Greyhound
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About 2020 film directed by Aaron Schneider
Genres war
Directed by Aaron Schneider
Written by Tom Hanks
Starring Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Thomas Kretschmann, Stephen Graham, Dominic Keating, Rob Morgan, Karl Glusman, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Music Blake Neely
Runtime 91 min
Country United States
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