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the film by inviting individuals to invest £1000 each in the project. In return for their contributions, the 374 investors were allowed to appear in the film as
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222:and Mathew Zajac. It depicts the 1745
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772:McArthur, Colin (26 September 2003).
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519:Lord George Murray (general)
487:Callum McDougal as a Crofter
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846:. Hal Leonard Corporation.
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264:My Heart's in the Highlands
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356:Highlander
310:Production
288:Hanoverian
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230:landed in
167:97 minutes
151:1994-12-16
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