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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
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The Brothers Warner
Duration: 1 h 34 m | 2008
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
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