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Contempt
Summary: A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.
Runtime: 1 h 42 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Movie budget: $ 900,000
Domestic: $ 1,151,804
International: $ 22,874
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