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A Nightmare On Elm Street
R
Horror
Release Date
November 16, 1984
Director
Wes Craven
Cast
Heather Langenkamp , Johnny Depp , Robert Englund , John Saxon
Runtime
91 minutes
Main Genre
Horror
Writers
Wes Craven
Studio
Warner Bros.

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