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Absentia: A Retrospective(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-07-07
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Time: 0h 33m
Overview:
Documentary film on the making of Mike Flanagan's Absentia. Interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
FallBack Plan Productions
Movie: Absentia: A Retrospective
Top 8 Billed Cast
Mike Flanagan
Self
Katie Parker
Self
Courtney Bell
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Dave Levine
Self
Morgan Peter Brown
Self
Justin Gordon
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Doug Jones
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