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Noah
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About 2014 film directed by Darren Aronofsky
Genres drama, fantasy, adventure, epic, sword-and-sandal, speculative fiction, apocalyptic
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Written by Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel
Starring Emma Watson, Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Logan Lerman, Frank Langella, Ray Winstone
Music Clint Mansell
Runtime 138 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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