Brock Peters
Biography: Brock Peters or Brock G. Peters (born George Fisher; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and for his role as "Crown" in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess. In later years, he gained recognition among Star Trek fans for his portrayals of Fleet Admiral Cartwright in two of the Star Trek feature films and Joseph Sisko, father of Benjamin Sisko, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was also notable for his role as Hatcher in Soylent Green.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 02, 1927
Deathday: August 23, 2005
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991-12-06
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Overview: After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-06
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962-12-20
To Kill a Mockingbird
Overview: Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-20
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Porgy and Bess
1959-06-24
Porgy and Bess
Overview: In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-24
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The Pawnbroker
1965-04-20
The Pawnbroker
Overview: A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-20
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A Caribbean Mystery
1983-10-22
A Caribbean Mystery
Overview: Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Jane Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an apparently accidental overdose of alcohol and blood pressure medication before revealing the killer's identity. When it's discovered that the medicine belonged to another guest and the revealing photograph the Major was carrying is missing, Miss Marple realizes that the serial killer has struck again and more murders will follow.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Thriller Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-22
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Two-Minute Warning
1976-11-12
Two-Minute Warning
Overview: A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-12
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Ace High
1968-10-02
Ace High
Overview: After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.
Genres: Western Action Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1968-10-02
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Soylent Green
1973-04-18
Soylent Green
Overview: In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-18
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Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991-07-05
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Overview: A giant mutated alligator runs riot in a small town after the sewer system washes it into a lake.
Genres: Horror Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-05
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Major Dundee
1965-04-07
Major Dundee
Overview: During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Genres: Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-07
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002-12-20
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Overview: Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....
Genres: Animation Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-20
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Framed
1975-08-01
Framed
Overview: Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out the justice he was denied to those responsible.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-01
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960-03-25
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Overview: A writer reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection after a safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, after Earnest Hemingway's short story.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-03-25
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The Incident
1967-11-05
The Incident
Overview: Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-05
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Polly
1989-11-12
Polly
Overview: An musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna" set in the 1950's in which an orphan tries to use gladness to unite the people in a small southern town.
Genres: Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-12
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Slaughter's Big Rip Off
1973-08-31
Slaughter's Big Rip Off
Overview: Vigilante Slaughter comes under attack from Duncan, a local money launderer whose hit-man traps Slaughter in a car at a cliff, but Slaughter escapes, arms himself, and goes after Duncan's hideout.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-08-31
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Black Girl
1972-11-09
Black Girl
Overview: An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-09
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The L-Shaped Room
1962-11-20
The L-Shaped Room
Overview: Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-20
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The McMasters
1970-04-23
The McMasters
Overview: When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.
Genres: Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-04-23
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The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990-11-11
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Overview: After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-11
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Samson and Delilah
1986-12-30
Samson and Delilah
Overview: From Hanna-Barbera's animated series depicting the tales of the bible, "Samson and Delilah" tells the story of the warrior Samson and the deception of Delilah.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-30
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981-07-09
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Overview: The escapades of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and the runaway slave, Jim, drifting down the Mississippi on a homemade raft, and their encounter with the Duke and his cohort, Dauphin.
Genres: Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-09
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The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979-01-02
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
Overview: A big-city female doctor returns to her roots in the backwoods of the Blue Ridge Mountains to bring modern medicine to the local folks in the Appalachia of the 1930s and finds herself at odds with the homespun ways of the resident medicine woman.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-02
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Highway Heartbreaker
1992-03-29
Highway Heartbreaker
Overview: Slick amoral con man Mickey is out to fleece attractive women. But three of them join forces to bring him to justice.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-29
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Fearful Symmetry
1998-01-01
Fearful Symmetry
Overview: A documentary about the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973-01-01
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Overview: This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth. The narrator then discusses the origin of the idea depicted in "Soylent Green." Director Richard Fleischer and star Charlton Heston discuss how an upcoming crowd scene will be filmed. Then we see what happens when the crowd riots because there is not enough food available to be distributed to everyone. "Soylent Green" was Edward G. Robinson's 101st (and, as it turned out, his last) feature film. During a break in filming, the cast and crew hold a ceremony celebrating the first film of his "second hundred," and Robinson makes appreciative remarks to the crowd. Studio head Jack L. Warner and friend George Burns are among those in attendance.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Lost in the Stars
1974-04-08
Lost in the Stars
Overview: A black South African minister searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shantytowns of Johannesburg for his son.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-08
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To Heal a Nation
1988-05-29
To Heal a Nation
Overview: The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. However, with the help of his loving wife Becky, he begins to find a new life for himself, and a personal goal when he agrees to begin a determined campaign to raise funds for a veteran's memorial.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-29
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Heavens Above!
1963-05-20
Heavens Above!
Overview: A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the conservative and narrow-minded locals, and he soon creates social ructions by appointing a black dustman as his churchwarden, taking in a gypsy family, and persuading the local landowner to provide free food for the church to distribute free to the people of the town. When the congregation leaders realise the mistake and call for the Church of England to remove him, this turns out to be a very, very difficult issue - until one clergyman realises that a British project to send a man into space is in need of an astronaut...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-05-20
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Daring Game
1968-03-19
Daring Game
Overview: Survival Devices, Inc are an organisation that employ a team of adventurers known as "the Flying Fish" who are adept in sky diving, scuba diving and martial arts. They are engaged to rescue a captured scientist imprisoned on a Caribbean island by a dictator. The team parachutes off the coast of the island in a HALO jump and establishes an inflatable underwater basecamp in an "Instant Underwater Habitat" or "Igloo".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-19
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SST: Death Flight
1977-02-25
SST: Death Flight
Overview: On its maiden flight, the crew of America's first supersonic transport learns that it may not be able to land, due to an act of sabotage and a deadly flu onboard.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-25
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Tight as a Drum
1974-02-11
Tight as a Drum
Overview: A military school graduation ceremony is interrupted when a student's dope-smuggling father is killed in the gym.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-11
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986-11-26
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Overview: When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-26
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P.J.
1968-03-27
P.J.
Overview: Reluctant New York City private eye P.J. Detweiler is hired as a bodyguard to protect Maureen Preble, the mistress of shady millionaire William Orbison. In truth, Orbison plans a deadly intrigue in which P.J. is to play a central part. Meanwhile, complications ensue as P.J. gradually falls in love with Maureen. (Wikipedia)
Genres: Action Drama Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-27
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Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972-01-30
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Overview: An American soldier manages to endure his captivity in a Vietnamese POW camp by keeping alive the memories of life in his home town. When he is finally released from the camp, and is discharged from the military, he goes back to his town - but he can find no trace whatsoever of it.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-30
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Cosmic Slop
1994-11-08
Cosmic Slop
Overview: In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-08
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Broken Angel
1988-03-13
Broken Angel
Overview: A man combs Los Angeles for his missing daughter, and discovers she belongs to a gang dealing in crack.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-13
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The Last Place on Earth
2002-01-01
The Last Place on Earth
Overview: Rob Baskin, a businessman who travels to Lake Tahoe in order to spread the ashes of his late mother, meets Ann Field, a woman who'll change his life forever.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Carmen Jones
1954-10-28
Carmen Jones
Overview: At a parachute factory during WWII, vixen Carmen Jones seduces an engaged soldier to avoid imprisonment.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-10-28
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1992-05-14
The Importance of Being Earnest
Overview: An all-black version of Oscar Wilde's play.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-14
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Puss in Boots
1985-09-09
Puss in Boots
Overview: A young man (Gregory Hines) journeys from rags-to-riches thanks to his talented Puss in Boots (Ben Vereen). Starring Ben Vereen, Gregory Hines, Alfre Woodard, George Kirby, and Brock Peters. Narrated by Shelley Duvall.
Genres: Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-09
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Jack Johnson
1970-07-25
Jack Johnson
Overview: Jack Johnson is a 1970 documentary film directed by Jim Jacobs about the boxer Jack Johnson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-25
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Park Day
1998-08-06
Park Day
Overview: Residents of a black Missouri community experience a long and eventful day of reckoning.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-06
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10,000 Black Men Named George
2002-02-24
10,000 Black Men Named George
Overview: In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-24
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Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003-06-24
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Overview: Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge, who overcame racism and personal tragedy to become one of the most acclaimed performers of Hollywood's golden age. The film combines rare historical footage of Dandridge, on and off the stage, and interviews with stars such as Laurence Fishburne, Jasmine Guy and Halle Berry discussing her powerful legacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-24
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The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978-02-05
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
Overview: A Confederate officer kidnaps for a $1,000,000 ransom five well-to-do children from a Yankee boarding school; a wounded black Union soldier helps them escape after they perform the necessary surgery to remove the bullet from his leg. But they are captured again, and it takes a lucky Union army attack to save them.
Genres: History Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-05
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Mahalia
1975-09-11
Mahalia
Overview: Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer in the world. Shortly before her death in 1972, she embarked on a triumphant European tour, and this film is a record of that tour, and a portrait of a gifted artist and a warm, sincere woman.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-11
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Bloomer Girl
1956-05-28
Bloomer Girl
Overview: In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.
Genres: Music Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-28
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The Secret
1992-04-19
The Secret
Overview: Mostly on account of a pride struggle, Mike Dunmore has lived his whole life keeping a secret which he believed would only cause shame if it came to light. Personal relationships with his son Patrick have been strained as a result. The only ones who ever knew anything about it were his deceased wife and his best friend, Thurgood who he works with, who both agreed to help keep it covered up for him as long as they could. However, when his treasured grandson begins experiencing the same problems, Mike realizes that he can't hide his secret any longer, or if he tried to, it would be most difficult. Even more so when he is endorsed and volunteers to run as a candidate for local election.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-19
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A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
1982-02-17
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
Overview: Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-17
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Ghosts of Mississippi
1996-12-20
Ghosts of Mississippi
Overview: A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-20
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