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1976 • R • 2h 1m • Drama • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Television will never be the same.

🍅 91% 93% MC 83 LB 4.26 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Domestic total
$23.70M
Final
Budget$3.8M
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Cast & crew

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Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Starring William Holden William Holden Starring Robert Duvall Robert Duvall Starring
ScreenplayPaddy Chayefsky Produced byHoward Gottfried, Fred C. Caruso CinematographyOwen Roizman Music byElliot Lawrence StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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