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Release Date
July 20, 1988
Director
John McTiernan
Cast
Bruce Willis , Bonnie Bedelia , Reginald VelJohnson , Paul Gleason , William Atherton , Hart Bochner
Runtime
132 minutes
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Roderick Thorp , Jeb Stuart , Steven E. de Souza
Tagline
40 stories of sheer adventure.

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