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Alien: Covenant (2017)

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Alien: Covenant
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Director
Ridley Scott
Release Date
May 19, 2017
Cast
Michael Fassbender , Katherine Waterston , Billy Crudup , Danny McBride , Demián Bichir , Carmen Ejogo , Jussie Smollett
Runtime
122 minutes
Main Genre
Sci-Fi

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