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The Seven Minutes

The Seven Minutes

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The Seven Minutes

"The Best Seller They Damned and Banned"

1971

1h 51m

5.8(17 votes)

Drama

Overview

To help with an upcoming election, a bookstore clerk is indicted for selling obscene material. The defense attorneys need to uncover the mystery of the original publication of the book.

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20th Century Fox

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Wayne Maunder

Wayne Maunder

Mike Barrett

Marianne McAndrew

Marianne McAndrew

Maggie Russell

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Elmo Duncan

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Luther Yerkes

Edy Williams

Edy Williams

Faye Osborn

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Constance Cumberland

John Carradine

John Carradine

Sean O'Flanagan

Harold J. Stone

Harold J. Stone

Judge Upshaw

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Phil Sanford

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Irwin Blair

Creative team

Directed by: Russ Meyer
Written by: Richard Warren Lewis
Produced by: Russ Meyer

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