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Carrie
Director: Brian De Palma (Dir)
Release Date:   1976
Premiere Information:   New York opening: 16 Nov 1976; Los Angeles opening: 17 Nov 1976
Duration (in mins):   97
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Cast:   Sissy Spacek (Carrie)  
    Piper Laurie (Margaret White)  
    Amy Irving (Sue Snell)  
    William Katt (Tommy Ross)  
    John Travolta (Billy Nolan)  

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Production Company: Redbank Films  
Distribution Company: United Artists Corp.  
Director: Brian De Palma (Dir)
Producer: Paul Monash (Prod)
Writer: Lawrence D. Cohen (Scr)
Photography: Mario Tosi (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: William Kenney (Art dir)
  Jack Fisk (Art dir)
Film Editor: Paul Hirsch (Film ed)
Music: Pino Donaggio (Mus)
MPAA Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English

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Source Text: Based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King (Garden City, 1974).
Authors: Stephen King

Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. 21/10/1976 dd/mm/yyyy LP47351

Physical Properties: Sd:
  col: DeLuxe color

 
Genre: Horror

Note:  

Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Hollywood Reporter   1 Nov 1976   p. 4.
Los Angeles Times   17 Nov 1976   p. 23.
New York Times   17 Nov 1976   p. 24.
Variety   3 Nov 1976   p. 27.

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