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Status: Released

Released Date: 2011-01-22

Runtime: 88 mins

Director: Kurt Norton, Paul Mariano

Writer: Douglas Blush, Kurt Norton, Paul Mariano

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: These Amazing Shadows

Production Companies: Gravitas Docufilms

Production Countries: United States of America

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