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About 1993 stop motion film directed by Henry Selick
Genres fantasy, comedy, dark fantasy, musical, monster, Christmas
Directed by Henry Selick
Written by Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson, Michael McDowell
Music Danny Elfman
Runtime 73 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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