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Logan's Run
A stylish, slightly campy 70s sci-fi chase with imaginative sets and a thoughtful dystopian core.
About 1976 film by Michael Anderson
Genres action, post-apocalyptic fiction, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, dystopian
Directed by Michael Anderson
Written by George Clayton Johnson, William F. Nolan, David Zelag Goodman
Starring Peter Ustinov, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Roscoe Lee Browne, Richard Jordan, Michael Anderson, Jr.
Music Jerry Goldsmith
Runtime 120 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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