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83:Ray Walston
49:Directed by
1569:1985 films
1558:Categories
1443:Triumfilms
1284:Affiliates
1270:TBC Merger
1149:Television
1138:Tough Guys
1074:A Gunfight
1066:Summertree
1050:Grand Prix
755:Presidents
608:Not My Kid
592:Trenchcoat
455:2018-07-05
451:. AllMovie
433:2018-07-05
411:2018-07-05
385:References
327:Don Keefer
303:Pat Morita
233:Pat Morita
209:drama film
190:1985-09-29
115:Production
75:Pat Morita
1589:CBS films
1372:Jet Films
1369:Inex Film
1301:Barcarola
1239:Brynaprod
994:Spartacus
347:as Roland
120:Producers
1098:Scalawag
632:Mistress
365:as Helen
341:as Lydia
89:Composer
59:Starring
29:Based on
1042:Seconds
672:Captive
576:Haywire
528:Villain
188: (
183:Release
173:Network
110:English
1468:Zwaluw
1196:(1986)
1190:(1985)
1182:(1984)
1174:(1973)
1160:(1957)
1141:(1986)
1133:(1983)
1125:(1980)
1117:(1975)
1109:(1975)
1101:(1973)
1093:(1971)
1085:(1971)
1077:(1971)
1069:(1971)
1061:(1968)
1053:(1966)
1045:(1966)
1037:(1964)
1029:(1963)
1021:(1962)
1013:(1961)
1005:(1960)
997:(1960)
989:(1959)
981:(1959)
973:(1958)
965:(1957)
957:(1957)
949:(1957)
941:(1957)
938:Lizzie
933:(1956)
925:(1955)
707:(2004)
699:(2001)
691:(1995)
683:(1992)
675:(1991)
667:(1990)
659:(1989)
651:(1989)
643:(1988)
635:(1987)
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603:(1983)
595:(1983)
587:(1982)
579:(1980)
571:(1978)
563:(1978)
555:(1976)
547:(1975)
539:(1973)
531:(1971)
140:Editor
1204:Stage
1179:Draw!
1106:Posse
914:Films
1187:Amos
656:Wilt
616:Amos
600:Adam
479:IMDb
474:Amos
279:Cast
251:Plot
239:and
201:Amos
23:Amos
1508:NBC
477:at
245:CBS
177:CBS
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