1941

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Theatrical Release Date:

12/14/1979

DVD Release Date:

03/23/1999

Run Time:

146min.

Starring:

Dan Aykroyd , Ned Beatty , John Belushi , Lorraine Gary , Murray Hamilton

Director(s):

Steven Spielberg

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Comedy,War

Plot: It's December of 1941, and the people of California are in varying states of unease, ranging from a sincere desire to defend the country to virtual blind panic in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Read More

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