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The Wachowskis

CTL-P-1236 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-03306 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1236. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

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The Matrix (1999) was written and directed by Lilly and Lana Wachowski (Encyclopaedia Britannica, including its production credits listing both as writers and directors).

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