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Kansas City

Kansas City, 1934. Anything could happen here. One night it did.

A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.

19961h 56mNRDrama, Crime

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About Kansas City

Directors
Robert Altman
Cast
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Steve Buscemi
Genres
Drama, Crime
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America, France
Status
Released

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