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The Spanish Prisoner

The Spanish Prisoner

6,8 /10 (319 Votes)
1997 EN 110 min

Overview

An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.

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Release date

03/12/1997

Votes

319

Popularity

2.1

It's the oldest con in the book.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

110 min

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$13,835,130

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