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About 1990 film directed by Jerry Zucker
Genres drama, fantasy, romance, ghost
Directed by Jerry Zucker
Written by Bruce Joel Rubin
Starring Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Swayze, Tony Goldwyn, Stephen Root, Vincent Schiavelli, Rick Aviles, Armelia McQueen
Music Maurice Jarre
Runtime 122 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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