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About 2013 film directed by Marc Forster
Genres drama, action, horror, adventure, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, thriller, zombie, apocalyptic
Directed by Marc Forster
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, Damon Lindelof, Drew Goddard, Max Brooks
Starring Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox, Peter Capaldi, David Morse, Ruth Negga, Moritz Bleibtreu, Michiel Huisman, James Badge Dale
Music Marco Beltrami
Runtime 116 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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