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Barry Sonnenfeld

CTL-P-1239 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-03309 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1239. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Creator of Men in Black

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Creator of Men in Black

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Men in Black was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld — Industrial Light & Magic's official project page for the film credits 'Director: Barry Sonnenfeld'. This establishes the stored pairing (stored as 'Creator of Men in Black'; the established credit is director). Checked 2026-10-17.

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