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About 1995 film by Robert Rodriguez
Genres action, crime, thriller, vigilante, contemporary Western
Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Written by Robert Rodriguez
Starring Quentin Tarantino, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Joaquim de Almeida
Music Tito Larriva
Runtime 100 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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