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Alien 3 (1992)

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Alien 3
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Director
David Fincher
Release Date
May 22, 1992
Cast
Sigourney Weaver , Charles S. Dutton , Charles Dance , Paul McGann , Brian Glover
Runtime
114 minutes
Main Genre
Sci-Fi

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