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Martin Brest

CTL-P-1229 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-03299 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1229. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Creator of Beverly Hills Cop

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Creator of Beverly Hills Cop

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Beverly Hills Cop (1984) was directed by Martin Brest — the Eye for Film review page (fetched in full) credits 'Director: Martin Brest' and describes the film as 'Martin Brest's Eighties staple'. This establishes the stored pairing (stored as 'Creator of Beverly Hills Cop'; the established credit is director). Checked 2026-10-17.

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