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American Grindhouse

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This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2011-02-04

Runtime: 82 mins

Director: Elijah Drenner

Writer: Elijah Drenner, Calum Waddell

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: American Grindhouse

Production Companies: Lux Digital Pictures, End Films

Production Countries: United States of America

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