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About 1984 film directed by Sergio Leone
Genres documentary, drama, Western, action, period drama, epic, crime, thriller, gangster, historical, crime thriller, flashback, crime drama, historical drama
Directed by Sergio Leone
Written by Sergio Leone, Piero De Bernardi, Harry Grey, Ernesto Gastaldi
Starring Robert De Niro, Jennifer Connelly, Sergio Leone, James Woods, Joe Pesci, Louise Fletcher, Estelle Harris, Danny Aiello
Music Ennio Morricone
Runtime 229 min
Country United States, Italy, France
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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