Mark Rydell

Mark Rydell

Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1935 , in New York City) is an American actor, film director and producer. He has directed many Academy Award-nominated films including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for On Golden Pond (1981). Rydell's initial training was in music. As a youth, he wanted to be a conductor. He began his career as an actor and first became known for his role as Walt Johnson on The Edge of Night and as Jeff Baker on As the World Turns, which he played from 1956 to 1962. When he would not sign a long-term contract to remain on ATWT the producers had his character die in a car crash. He won plaudits for his role of violent Jewish mob kingpin Marty Augustine in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973). His most recent significant film role was in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending (2002). As a director, Rydell's credits include The Reivers (1969), The Cowboys (1972), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), for which he received an Oscar nomination as Best Director, The River (1984), For the Boys (1991), and Intersection (1994). He directed the TV movie The Crime of the Century (1996), which starred Isabella Rossellini and Stephen Rea. In 2006, Rydell directed the movie Even Money. Rydell was also the director of the TV bio-pic James Dean (2001), which earned actor James Franco a Golden Globe award. Rydell also acted in the movie, playing Jack L. Warner (head of Warner Bros). In 2009, Rydell, working with actor Martin Landau and screenwriter/playwright Lyle Kessler, produced an education seminar, The Total Picture Seminar. It is a two-day event covering the disciplines of acting, directing, and writing for film. The three have worked together as a team for many decades at The Actors Studio teaching and coaching professional actors, writers, and directors. In 2010, Rydell joined the Advisory Board of Openfilm, an online video sharing site created to help aspiring independent filmmakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Rydell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Title: Mark Rydell
  • Popularity: 4.446
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1934-03-23
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Mortimer H. Rydell
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Mark Rydell Movies

  • 1973
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    The Long Goodbye

    The Long Goodbye

    7.403 1973 HD

    In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

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  • 1990
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    Havana

    Havana

    5.8 1990 HD

    During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the...

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  • 2017
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    Chicanery

    Chicanery

    6 2017 HD

    Darren Flare is an Emmy Award-winning, slightly dim newscaster, who is about to stumble on the story of the decade: the capture of the FBI's most...

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  • 2002
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    Hollywood Ending

    Hollywood Ending

    6.53 2002 HD

    Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman...

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  • 1988
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    Punchline

    Punchline

    5.4 1988 HD

    Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on...

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  • 1956
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    Crime in the Streets

    Crime in the Streets

    6 1956 HD

    A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.

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  • 2009
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    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    6.3 2009 HD

    The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot...

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  • 2016
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    Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

    Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

    6.4 2016 HD

    A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with...

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  • 1990
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    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    1 1990 HD

    A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group...

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  • 2005
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    James Dean: Sense Memories

    James Dean: Sense Memories

    1 2005 HD

    Documentary exploring the last 18 months of James Dean's acting career.

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  • 1997
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    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

    1 1997 HD

    Profiling the life and career of actor Henry Fonda, who starred in such film classics as "The Grapes of Wrath" and "12 Angry Men."

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  • 2010
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    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    6.7 2010 HD

    The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real...

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    6.97 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

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  • 1972
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    The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys'

    The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys'

    1 1972 HD

    Featurette on the "The Cowboys" (1972)

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  • 2012
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    Char·ac·ter

    Char·ac·ter

    4 2012 HD

    A raw and candid dialogue about the life and craft of acting between longtime colleagues and friends Dabney Coleman, Peter Falk, Charles Grodin, Mark...

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  • 2011
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    Good Men

    Good Men

    1 2011 HD

    Two elderly Jewish friends get into an argument over the circumstances behind the terror attacks on September 11th.

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  • 1973
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    Cinderella Liberty

    Cinderella Liberty

    6.759 1973 HD

    A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his...

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  • 2021
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    Senior Entourage

    Senior Entourage

    2 2021 HD

    Senior Entourage is a wild, wacky "Mockumentary" comedy featuring a zany, multi-racial cast ranging in age from 9 to 90. It's "Seinfeld for seniors"...

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  • 2001
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    James Dean

    James Dean

    6.8 2001 HD

    The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life...

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  • 2000
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    A Man Is Mostly Water

    A Man Is Mostly Water

    2 2000 HD

    The lives of two unambitious duplex neighbors, divorced father, hot-tempered, blues-obsessed documentarian Roper and wealthy golf-playing wastrel...

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  • 2001
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    James Dean

    James Dean

    6.8 2001 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Reivers

    The Reivers

    6.4 1969 HD

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  • 1981
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    On Golden Pond

    On Golden Pond

    7.2 1981 HD

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  • 1991
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    For the Boys

    For the Boys

    6.213 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Man in the Moon

    The Man in the Moon

    7.4 1991 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Cowboys

    The Cowboys

    7.099 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Rose

    The Rose

    6.7 1979 HD

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  • 1984
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    The River

    The River

    6.2 1984 HD

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  • 1994
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    Intersection

    Intersection

    5.1 1994 HD

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  • 2007
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    Even Money

    Even Money

    5.5 2007 HD

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  • 1973
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    Cinderella Liberty

    Cinderella Liberty

    6.759 1973 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Fox

    The Fox

    6.2 1967 HD

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  • 1976
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    Harry and Walter Go to New York

    Harry and Walter Go to New York

    5.5 1976 HD

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  • 1996
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    Crime of the Century

    Crime of the Century

    7.2 1996 HD

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  • 1991
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    For the Boys

    For the Boys

    6.213 1991 HD

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  • 2005
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    An Unfinished Life

    An Unfinished Life

    6.8 2005 HD

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  • 2007
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    Even Money

    Even Money

    5.5 2007 HD

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  • 2015
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    A Coup in Camelot

    A Coup in Camelot

    10 2015 HD

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  • 2001
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    James Dean

    James Dean

    6.8 2001 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Cowboys

    The Cowboys

    7.099 1972 HD

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  • 1994
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    Intersection

    Intersection

    5.1 1994 HD

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  • 1973
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    Cinderella Liberty

    Cinderella Liberty

    6.759 1973 HD

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  • 2002
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    Everwood

    Everwood

    7.6 2002 HD

    After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado....

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  • 1958
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    Naked City

    Naked City

    5.3 1958 HD

    Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the...

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  • 1948
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    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    6 1948 HD

    The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series...

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  • 1955
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    Navy Log

    Navy Log

    4.5 1955 HD

    Navy Log is an American drama anthology series that initially aired for one season on CBS. It relates the greatest survival war stories in the...

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  • 1958
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    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    6.9 1958 HD

    Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.143 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.37 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1994
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    7.394 1994 HD

    James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    6.5 1970 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    6.1 1970 HD

    Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation...

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    7.2 1970 HD

    Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes,...

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    7.5 1970 HD

    The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show...

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    5 1970 HD

    Slattery's People is a 1964-1965 American television series about local politics starring Richard Crenna as title character James Slattery, a state...

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    6.5 1970 HD

    A pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world.

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    5 1970 HD

    The Long, Hot Summer is an American drama series that was broadcast on ABC-TV for one season from 1965-1966. Created by Dean Riesner, The Long, Hot...

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    5.7 1970 HD

    Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a...

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    6.5 1970 HD

    Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    5 1970 HD

    The Reporter is an American drama series that aired on CBS from September 25 to December 18, 1964. The series was created by Jerome Weidman and...

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    7 1970 HD

    The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.

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  • 1970
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    6.1 1970 HD

    Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation...

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