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There are points where you worry that you might be putting too much in and alienating the audience. But, funnily enough, some of those fears aren't correct.

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Christopher Nolan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: July 30
Actor
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Film Editing
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London
England
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan
Nolan
Christopher Edward Nolan
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