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Movie Info
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Director -
Marc Forster -
Producer -
William Horberg , Walter F. Parkes , Rebecca Yeldham , E. Bennett Walsh -
Screenwriter -
David Benioff -
Production Co -
MacDonald-Parkes , Neal Street Productions , Sidney Kimmel Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sexual Assault of a Child|Brief Strong Language|Strong Thematic Material|Violence) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Dec 14, 2007 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 12, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$15.8M -
Runtime -
2h 8m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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