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206:Running time
197: (Italy)
182:Release date
1174:Murder Rock
1111:The Psychic
928:Lucio Fulci
530:Arrow Video
455:Franco Enna
447:Lucio Fulci
409:Franco Nero
369:as Mercedes
331:Franco Nero
266:Franco Nero
82:Franco Nero
67:Produced by
43:Lucio Fulci
39:Directed by
1336:1966 films
1330:Categories
1239:The Beyond
1132:Contraband
1076:White Fang
814:References
795:Rue Morgue
751:Smith 2009
721:August 14,
635:31 January
383:Production
355:Linda Sini
282:prospector
231:Box office
210:83 minutes
193:1966-08-10
148:Production
97:Lynn Shane
562:Footnotes
407:starring
393:starring
363:as Murray
158:Mega Film
150:companies
127:Edited by
106:Tchang Yu
1160:Conquest
801:July 22,
682:Cox 2009
655:Cox 2009
616:Cox 2009
554:box set
541:Bandidos
471:co-star
378:as Sonko
357:as Brady
223:Language
137:Music by
75:Starring
59:Story by
1307:Demonia
1223:trilogy
1195:Zombi 3
1125:Zombi 2
552:Blu-ray
492:Release
258:
247:Italian
226:Italian
215:Country
191: (
1188:Ænigma
848:
829:
771:
526:film.
524:Django
482:Django
404:Django
469:Ringo
467:with
218:Italy
891:IMDb
846:ISBN
827:ISBN
803:2021
769:ISBN
723:2017
637:2018
544:and
435:and
325:Cast
276:Plot
268:and
256:lit.
889:at
453:by
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