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Into the Wild
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About 2007 film directed by Sean Penn
Genres drama, docudrama, road, biographical, drama fiction
Directed by Sean Penn
Written by Sean Penn
Starring Kristen Stewart, Hal Holbrook, William Hurt, Vince Vaughn, Marcia Gay Harden, Zach Galifianakis, Catherine Keener, Jena Malone
Music Eddie Vedder, Kaki King
Runtime 148 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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