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About 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler
Genres drama, war
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Robert E. Sherwood, MacKinlay Kantor
Starring Fredric March, Teresa Wright, Blake Edwards, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Harold Russell, Virginia Mayo, Hoagy Carmichael
Music Hugo Friedhofer
Runtime 172 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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