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Farewell to Manzanar

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Fact based drama about one of the internment camps used by the American military during World War II to detain some 100,000 Japanese Americans (most of them U.S. born) following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1976-03-11

Runtime: 120 mins

Director: John Korty

Writer: Jeanne Houston, James D. Houston, John Korty

Spoken language:

Genres: Drama

Original title: Farewell to Manzanar

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