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12 Monkeys (1995)

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12 Monkeys
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Mystery
Sci-Fi
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Release Date
January 5, 1995
Director
Terry Gilliam
Cast
Joseph Melito , Bruce Willis , Jon Seda , Michael Chance , Vernon Campbell , H. Michael Walls
Runtime
129
Main Genre
Sci-Fi
Writers
Chris Marker , David Webb Peoples , Janet Peoples
Tagline
A convict, sent back in time to stop a devastating plague, is sent too far back and is hospitalized as insane.

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