Hardly Bear to Look at You
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- Year
- 2007
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- tbc
- Format
- tbc
- Director
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Huck Melnick 1st Feature
- Producer
- Jeremy Herman, Huck Melnick
- Editor
- Huck Melnick
- Screenwriter
- Jeremy Herman
- Director of Photography
- Steve Fabian
- Sound
- Guy Steer
- Composer
- Semi Royal Blood
- Principal cast
- Jeremy Herman, Anna Neil, Huck Melnick, Beth Steel, Alex Claus, Tara Hacking
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