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Burning Daylight

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Burning Daylight

Nov 14, 2010

1h 42m

★ 5.1

Overview

Based on three short stories by American writer Jack London, Burning Daylight follows the lives of three thieves, three Wall Street bankers and a Klondike millionaire, tied together by one ruthless woman

Genres

Adventure

Crime

Production Companies

Skylight Pictures

Know Rules Capital

Reverson Entertainment

Sultanov Entertainment Group

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Cast

Robert Knepper

Burning Daylight

Robert Knepper

Paul Calderon

Hughie Luke

Paul Calderon

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Joanne Setliffe

Adrian Cowan

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Sanzhar Sultanov

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