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New Jack City

CTL-W-1271 · Work

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New Jack City is a film directed by Mario Van Peebles (his feature film directorial debut), written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, presented by Warner Bros.; released March 8, 1991 (Sundance screening January 26, 1991).

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New Jack City is a film directed by Mario Van Peebles (his feature film directorial debut), written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, presented by Warner Bros.; released March 8, 1991 (Sundance screening January 26, 1991).

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New Jack City is a film directed by Mario Van Peebles (his feature film directorial debut), written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, presented by Warner Bros.; released March 8, 1991 (Sundance screening January 26, 1991).

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