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	\| name = Brothers in Law		\| name = Brothers in Law
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	\| director = [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]]		\| director = [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]]
	\| producer = [[John and Roy Boulting\|John Boulting]]		\| producer = [[John and Roy Boulting\|John Boulting]]
	\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Brothers in Law''\|[[w:Henry Cecil Leon\|Henry Cecil]]}}		\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Brothers in Law''\|[[Henry Cecil Leon\|Henry Cecil]]}}
	\| screenplay = [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]]<br />[[w:Jeffrey Dell\|Jeffrey Dell]]<br />[[w:Frank Harvey Jr.\|Frank Harvey Jr.]]		\| screenplay = [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]]<br />[[Jeffrey Dell\|Jeffrey Dell]]<br />[[Frank Harvey Jr.\|Frank Harvey Jr.]]
	\| starring = [[Richard Attenborough]]<br />[[Ian Carmichael]]<br />[[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[Jill Adams]]<br />[[Miles Malleson]]		\| starring = [[Richard Attenborough]]<br />[[Ian Carmichael]]<br />[[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[Jill Adams]]<br />[[Miles Malleson]]
	\| music = [[w:Benjamin Frankel]]		\| music = [[Benjamin Frankel]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Mutz Greenbaum]]		\| cinematography = [[Mutz Greenbaum]]
	\| editing = [[w:Anthony Harvey]]		\| editing = [[Anthony Harvey]]
	\| distributor = [[w:British Lion Films\|British Lion Films]]<br />Tudor		\| distributor = [[British Lion Films\|British Lion Films]]<br />Tudor
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1957\|3\|5}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1957\|3\|5}}
	\| runtime = 94 minutes		\| runtime = 94 minutes
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	'''''Brothers in Law''''' is a 1957 [[w:Cinema of the United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]] and starring [[w:Richard Attenborough\|Richard Attenborough]], [[Ian Carmichael]], [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[Jill Adams]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712174356/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Brothers in Law (1956)\|work=BFI}}</ref> The film is one of the Boulting brothers successful series of institutional satires begun with ''[[Private's Progress]]'' in 1956.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/446435/\|title=BFI Screenonline: Boulting Brothers\|work=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1955 novel ''[[w:Brothers in Law (novel)\|Brothers in Law]]'' by [[w:Henry Cecil Leon\|Henry Cecil]], a comedy set in the legal profession.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v7268\|title=The Brothers in Law (1957) - Roy Boulting - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie\|author=Hal Erickson\|work=AllMovie}}</ref>		'''''Brothers in Law''''' is a 1957 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]] and starring [[Richard Attenborough\|Richard Attenborough]], [[Ian Carmichael]], [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[Jill Adams]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712174356/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Brothers in Law (1956)\|work=BFI}}</ref> The film is one of the Boulting brothers successful series of institutional satires begun with ''[[Private's Progress]]'' in 1956.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/446435/\|title=BFI Screenonline: Boulting Brothers\|work=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1955 novel ''[[Brothers in Law (novel)\|Brothers in Law]]'' by [[Henry Cecil Leon\|Henry Cecil]], a comedy set in the legal profession.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v7268\|title=The Brothers in Law (1957) - Roy Boulting - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie\|author=Hal Erickson\|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

	==Plot summary==		==Plot summary==
	Roger Thursby has just completed his barrister's examinations and has been [[w:called to the bar\|called to the bar]]. He commences his [[w:pupillage\|pupillage]] in the London chambers of Kendall Grimes, but finds he learns more from Henry, his fellow pupil, and Alec, the chambers clerk. Although only supposed to 'shadow' Grimes, he finds himself on his feet before unsympathetic judges almost immediately.		Roger Thursby has just completed his barrister's examinations and has been [[called to the bar\|called to the bar]]. He commences his [[pupillage\|pupillage]] in the London chambers of Kendall Grimes, but finds he learns more from Henry, his fellow pupil, and Alec, the chambers clerk. Although only supposed to 'shadow' Grimes, he finds himself on his feet before unsympathetic judges almost immediately.

	Roger and Henry vie for the affections of Sally, a fellow lodger. She obtains his first brief for him from her father, a solicitor. It is an undefended [[w:divorce\|divorce]] case, which Roger manages to lose, to the lady's fury.		Roger and Henry vie for the affections of Sally, a fellow lodger. She obtains his first brief for him from her father, a solicitor. It is an undefended [[divorce\|divorce]] case, which Roger manages to lose, to the lady's fury.

	Roger slowly gains more confidence. He is given a 'dock brief', a case of fraud. Despite the odd behaviour of his client, Alfred Green, Roger gets him off. He also becomes the toast of his home town, when he appears in the local [[w:assizes\|assizes]] court, and wins a case of slander, with his proud parents and their friends in the gallery.		Roger slowly gains more confidence. He is given a 'dock brief', a case of fraud. Despite the odd behaviour of his client, Alfred Green, Roger gets him off. He also becomes the toast of his home town, when he appears in the local [[assizes\|assizes]] court, and wins a case of slander, with his proud parents and their friends in the gallery.

	Sally marries Charles, a stockbroker friend, but Roger and Henry perk up with the arrival of two attractive girls as fellow lodgers.		Sally marries Charles, a stockbroker friend, but Roger and Henry perk up with the arrival of two attractive girls as fellow lodgers.

	==Main cast==		==Main cast==
	* [[w:Richard Attenborough\|Richard Attenborough]] as Henry Marshall		* [[Richard Attenborough\|Richard Attenborough]] as Henry Marshall
	* [[Ian Carmichael]] as Roger Thursby		* [[Ian Carmichael]] as Roger Thursby
	* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Alfred Green		* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Alfred Green
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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	[[w:Bosley Crowther\|Bosley Crowther]] in [[w:The New York Times\|The New York Times]] compared the film unfavourably to ''[[Private's Progress]]'', commenting that it was "blessed with little spark";<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A02EFDC133EE23BBC4851DFBE66838C649EDE\|title=The Screen: Case Study of Lawyers; Brothers in Law' Opens at Guild British Comedy Stars Ian Carmichael\|website=www.nytimes.com}}</ref> whereas more recently, [[w:Tony Sloman\|Tony Sloman]] in the [[w:Radio Times\|Radio Times]] wrote, "Carmichael is surrounded here by a cast of accomplished character actors, including the splendid Terry-Thomas and the redoubtable Richard Attenborough as a smarmy fellow barrister. This is still very funny and relevant today."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/jbfjq/brothers-in-law\|title=Brothers in Law\|author=Tony Sloman\|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>		[[Bosley Crowther\|Bosley Crowther]] in [[The New York Times\|The New York Times]] compared the film unfavourably to ''[[Private's Progress]]'', commenting that it was "blessed with little spark";<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A02EFDC133EE23BBC4851DFBE66838C649EDE\|title=The Screen: Case Study of Lawyers; Brothers in Law' Opens at Guild British Comedy Stars Ian Carmichael\|website=www.nytimes.com}}</ref> whereas more recently, [[Tony Sloman\|Tony Sloman]] in the [[Radio Times\|Radio Times]] wrote, "Carmichael is surrounded here by a cast of accomplished character actors, including the splendid Terry-Thomas and the redoubtable Richard Attenborough as a smarmy fellow barrister. This is still very funny and relevant today."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/jbfjq/brothers-in-law\|title=Brothers in Law\|author=Tony Sloman\|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	\| director = [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]]		\| director = [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]]
	\| producer = [[John and Roy Boulting\|John Boulting]]		\| producer = [[John and Roy Boulting\|John Boulting]]
	\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Brothers in Law''\|[[Henry Cecil Leon\|Henry Cecil]]}}		\| based_on = {{Based on\|''Brothers in Law''\|[[w:Henry Cecil Leon\|Henry Cecil]]}}
	\| screenplay = [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]]<br />[[Jeffrey Dell]]<br />[[Frank Harvey Jr.]]		\| screenplay = [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]]<br />[[w:Jeffrey Dell\|Jeffrey Dell]]<br />[[w:Frank Harvey Jr.\|Frank Harvey Jr.]]
	\| starring = [[Richard Attenborough]]<br />[[Ian Carmichael]]<br />[[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[Jill Adams]]<br />[[Miles Malleson]]		\| starring = [[Richard Attenborough]]<br />[[Ian Carmichael]]<br />[[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[Jill Adams]]<br />[[Miles Malleson]]
	\| music = [[Benjamin Frankel]]		\| music = [[w:Benjamin Frankel]]
	\| cinematography = [[Mutz Greenbaum]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Mutz Greenbaum]]
	\| editing = [[Anthony Harvey]]		\| editing = [[w:Anthony Harvey]]
	\| distributor = [[British Lion Films]]<br />Tudor		\| distributor = [[w:British Lion Films\|British Lion Films]]<br />Tudor
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1957\|3\|5}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1957\|3\|5}}
	\| runtime = 94 minutes		\| runtime = 94 minutes
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	'''''Brothers in Law''''' is a 1957 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Roy Boulting]] and starring [[Richard Attenborough]], [[Ian Carmichael]], [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[Jill Adams]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712174356/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Brothers in Law (1956)\|work=BFI}}</ref> The film is one of the Boulting brothers successful series of institutional satires begun with ''[[Private's Progress]]'' in 1956.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/446435/\|title=BFI Screenonline: Boulting Brothers\|work=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1955 novel ''[[Brothers in Law (novel)\|Brothers in Law]]'' by [[Henry Cecil Leon\|Henry Cecil]], a comedy set in the legal profession.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v7268\|title=The Brothers in Law (1957) - Roy Boulting - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie\|author=Hal Erickson\|work=AllMovie}}</ref>		'''''Brothers in Law''''' is a 1957 [[w:Cinema of the United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[John and Roy Boulting\|Roy Boulting]] and starring [[w:Richard Attenborough\|Richard Attenborough]], [[Ian Carmichael]], [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[Jill Adams]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712174356/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Brothers in Law (1956)\|work=BFI}}</ref> The film is one of the Boulting brothers successful series of institutional satires begun with ''[[Private's Progress]]'' in 1956.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/446435/\|title=BFI Screenonline: Boulting Brothers\|work=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1955 novel ''[[w:Brothers in Law (novel)\|Brothers in Law]]'' by [[w:Henry Cecil Leon\|Henry Cecil]], a comedy set in the legal profession.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v7268\|title=The Brothers in Law (1957) - Roy Boulting - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie\|author=Hal Erickson\|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

	==Plot summary==		==Plot summary==
	Roger Thursby has just completed his barrister's examinations and has been [[called to the bar]]. He commences his [[pupillage]] in the London chambers of Kendall Grimes, but finds he learns more from Henry, his fellow pupil, and Alec, the chambers clerk. Although only supposed to 'shadow' Grimes, he finds himself on his feet before unsympathetic judges almost immediately.		Roger Thursby has just completed his barrister's examinations and has been [[w:called to the bar\|called to the bar]]. He commences his [[w:pupillage\|pupillage]] in the London chambers of Kendall Grimes, but finds he learns more from Henry, his fellow pupil, and Alec, the chambers clerk. Although only supposed to 'shadow' Grimes, he finds himself on his feet before unsympathetic judges almost immediately.

	Roger and Henry vie for the affections of Sally, a fellow lodger. She obtains his first brief for him from her father, a solicitor. It is an undefended [[divorce]] case, which Roger manages to lose, to the lady's fury.		Roger and Henry vie for the affections of Sally, a fellow lodger. She obtains his first brief for him from her father, a solicitor. It is an undefended [[w:divorce\|divorce]] case, which Roger manages to lose, to the lady's fury.

	Roger slowly gains more confidence. He is given a 'dock brief', a case of fraud. Despite the odd behaviour of his client, Alfred Green, Roger gets him off. He also becomes the toast of his home town, when he appears in the local [[assizes]] court, and wins a case of slander, with his proud parents and their friends in the gallery.		Roger slowly gains more confidence. He is given a 'dock brief', a case of fraud. Despite the odd behaviour of his client, Alfred Green, Roger gets him off. He also becomes the toast of his home town, when he appears in the local [[w:assizes\|assizes]] court, and wins a case of slander, with his proud parents and their friends in the gallery.

	Sally marries Charles, a stockbroker friend, but Roger and Henry perk up with the arrival of two attractive girls as fellow lodgers.		Sally marries Charles, a stockbroker friend, but Roger and Henry perk up with the arrival of two attractive girls as fellow lodgers.

	==Main cast==		==Main cast==
	* [[Richard Attenborough]] as Henry Marshall		* [[w:Richard Attenborough\|Richard Attenborough]] as Henry Marshall
	* [[Ian Carmichael]] as Roger Thursby		* [[Ian Carmichael]] as Roger Thursby
	* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Alfred Green		* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Alfred Green
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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	[[Bosley Crowther]] in [[The New York Times]] compared the film unfavourably to ''[[Private's Progress]]'', commenting that it was "blessed with little spark";<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A02EFDC133EE23BBC4851DFBE66838C649EDE\|title=The Screen: Case Study of Lawyers; Brothers in Law' Opens at Guild British Comedy Stars Ian Carmichael\|website=www.nytimes.com}}</ref> whereas more recently, [[Tony Sloman]] in the [[Radio Times]] wrote, "Carmichael is surrounded here by a cast of accomplished character actors, including the splendid Terry-Thomas and the redoubtable Richard Attenborough as a smarmy fellow barrister. This is still very funny and relevant today."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/jbfjq/brothers-in-law\|title=Brothers in Law\|author=Tony Sloman\|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>		[[w:Bosley Crowther\|Bosley Crowther]] in [[w:The New York Times\|The New York Times]] compared the film unfavourably to ''[[Private's Progress]]'', commenting that it was "blessed with little spark";<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A02EFDC133EE23BBC4851DFBE66838C649EDE\|title=The Screen: Case Study of Lawyers; Brothers in Law' Opens at Guild British Comedy Stars Ian Carmichael\|website=www.nytimes.com}}</ref> whereas more recently, [[w:Tony Sloman\|Tony Sloman]] in the [[w:Radio Times\|Radio Times]] wrote, "Carmichael is surrounded here by a cast of accomplished character actors, including the splendid Terry-Thomas and the redoubtable Richard Attenborough as a smarmy fellow barrister. This is still very funny and relevant today."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/jbfjq/brothers-in-law\|title=Brothers in Law\|author=Tony Sloman\|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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{{Infobox film
| name = Brothers in Law
| image = "Brothers_in_Law"_(1957).jpg
| caption =
| director = [[John and Roy Boulting|Roy Boulting]]
| producer = [[John and Roy Boulting|John Boulting]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Brothers in Law''|[[Henry Cecil Leon|Henry Cecil]]}}
| screenplay = [[John and Roy Boulting|Roy Boulting]] [[Jeffrey Dell]] [[Frank Harvey Jr.]]
| starring = [[Richard Attenborough]] [[Ian Carmichael]] [[Terry-Thomas]] [[Jill Adams]] [[Miles Malleson]]
| music = [[Benjamin Frankel]]
| cinematography = [[Mutz Greenbaum]]
| editing = [[Anthony Harvey]]
| distributor = [[British Lion Films]] Tudor
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1957|3|5}}
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Brothers in Law''''' is a 1957 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Roy Boulting]] and starring [[Richard Attenborough]], [[Ian Carmichael]], [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[Jill Adams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712174356/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a690a9c|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-12|title=Brothers in Law (1956)|work=BFI}}</ref> The film is one of the Boulting brothers successful series of institutional satires begun with ''[[Private's Progress]]'' in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/446435/|title=BFI Screenonline: Boulting Brothers|work=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1955 novel ''[[Brothers in Law (novel)|Brothers in Law]]'' by [[Henry Cecil Leon|Henry Cecil]], a comedy set in the legal profession.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v7268|title=The Brothers in Law (1957) - Roy Boulting - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|author=Hal Erickson|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

==Plot summary==
Roger Thursby has just completed his barrister's examinations and has been [[called to the bar]]. He commences his [[pupillage]] in the London chambers of Kendall Grimes, but finds he learns more from Henry, his fellow pupil, and Alec, the chambers clerk. Although only supposed to 'shadow' Grimes, he finds himself on his feet before unsympathetic judges almost immediately.

Roger and Henry vie for the affections of Sally, a fellow lodger. She obtains his first brief for him from her father, a solicitor. It is an undefended [[divorce]] case, which Roger manages to lose, to the lady's fury.

Roger slowly gains more confidence. He is given a 'dock brief', a case of fraud. Despite the odd behaviour of his client, Alfred Green, Roger gets him off. He also becomes the toast of his home town, when he appears in the local [[assizes]] court, and wins a case of slander, with his proud parents and their friends in the gallery.

Sally marries Charles, a stockbroker friend, but Roger and Henry perk up with the arrival of two attractive girls as fellow lodgers.

==Main cast==
* [[Richard Attenborough]] as Henry Marshall
* [[Ian Carmichael]] as Roger Thursby
* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Alfred Green
* [[Jill Adams]] as Sally Smith
* [[Miles Malleson]] as Kendall Grimes
* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Tatlock
* [[Eric Barker]] as Alec Blair
* [[Nicholas Parsons]] as Charles Poole
* [[Kynaston Reeves]] as Judge Lawson
* [[John Le Mesurier]] as Judge Ryman
* [[Irene Handl]] as Mrs. Potter
* [[Olive Sloane]] as Mrs. Newent
* [[Edith Sharpe]] as Mrs. Thursby
* [[Leslie Phillips]] as Shopkeeper
* [[Brian Oulton]] as Client
* [[George Rose (actor)|George Rose]] as Mark Frost
* [[Kenneth Griffith]] as Undertaker
* [[Basil Dignam]] as Judge Emery
* [[Henry B. Longhurst]] as Reverend Arthur Thursby
* [[Penny Morrell]] as Rosalie Biddle
* John Schlesinger as Assize Court Solicitor

==Critical reception==
[[Bosley Crowther]] in [[The New York Times]] compared the film unfavourably to ''[[Private's Progress]]'', commenting that it was "blessed with little spark";<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A02EFDC133EE23BBC4851DFBE66838C649EDE|title=The Screen: Case Study of Lawyers; Brothers in Law' Opens at Guild British Comedy Stars Ian Carmichael|website=www.nytimes.com}}</ref> whereas more recently, [[Tony Sloman]] in the [[Radio Times]] wrote, "Carmichael is surrounded here by a cast of accomplished character actors, including the splendid Terry-Thomas and the redoubtable Richard Attenborough as a smarmy fellow barrister. This is still very funny and relevant today."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/jbfjq/brothers-in-law|title=Brothers in Law|author=Tony Sloman|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
* Harper, Sue & Porter, Vincent. ''British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference''. Oxford University Press, 2003.

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0050214}}

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[[Category:Films based on British novels]]
[[Category:Films scored by Benjamin Frankel]]
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