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About 2007 film directed by Len Wiseman
Genres action, buddy, action thriller, buddy cop
Directed by Len Wiseman
Written by Mark Bomback, Doug Richardson
Starring Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Bruce Willis, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Music Marco Beltrami
Runtime 128 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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