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1970 | DIRECTED BY ROGER CORMAN

Gas! - Or - It Became Necessary to Destroy: The World In Order to Save It.

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Movie Stats
Year
1970
Runtime
 78 minutes (1 hr 18 mins)
Select Cast
Bob Corff
Elaine Giftos
Bud Cort
Talia Shire
Ben Vereen
Cindy Williams
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First viewed:
7th Jan 2022
Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st September 1970
55 years 2 months 5 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
21st September 1972
53 years 1 months 15 days ago
Greece release date
 Greece
13th October 2008
17 years 24 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
13th April 2013
12 years 6 months 23 days ago
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Directed by
roger corman Roger Corman
Starring
Bob CorffCoel
Elaine GiftosCilla
Bud CortHooper
Talia ShireCoralee
Ben VereenCarlos
Cindy WilliamsMarissa
Alex WilsonJason
Lou ProcopioMarshal McLuhan
Phil BorneoQuant
Alan H. BraunsteinDr. Drake
Jackie FarleyGinny
David OsterhoutTexas Ranger
Juretta TaylorZoe
Michael D. CastleBurroughs
Alan DeWittDr. Murder
Bruce KarcherEdgar Allen
Stephen WhiteSergeant Sentry Collar
Raye BirkMort Catafalque
George ArmitageBilly the Kid
Abe SantillanesNa Wanka
Gary CaplanRaincoat Harry
Country Joe McDonaldAM Radio
Janice Maureen OdellCheerleader
Frederick Bailey
Pat PattersonDemeter
Lennie WeinribVarious Voices
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1970-09-01
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Drama
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Sci-Fi
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