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Boomerang!

Summary: The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.

Release Date: February 28, 1947

Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Director: Elia Kazan

Writers: Richard Murphy

, Fulton Oursler

Runtime: 1 h 28 min

MPAA: Passed

Production: Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, National Telefilm Associates (NTA), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, The Criterion Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,140,000

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