The Proposition

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Theatrical Release Date:

05/05/2006

DVD Release Date:

09/19/2006

Run Time:

104min.

Starring:

Guy Pearce , Ray Winstone , Emily Watson , Danny Huston , John Hurt

Director(s):

John Hillcoat

Distributor(s):

First Look

MPAA Rating:

R for strong grisly violence, and for language.

Genre(s):

Drama,Westerns

Plot: An outlaw is goaded into taking on justice at its most brutal in this hard-edged Western set in rural Australia in the 1880s. Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) is a criminal living in the outback. Read More

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