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Scent of a Woman
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About 1992 film by Martin Brest
Genres drama, coming-of-age
Directed by Martin Brest
Written by Dino Risi, Giovanni Arpino, Bo Goldman
Starring Al Pacino, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris O'Donnell, June Squibb, Frances Conroy, Bradley Whitford, Gabrielle Anwar, James Rebhorn
Music Thomas Newman
Runtime 150 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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