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I love historical movies. I want to make a violent medieval epic.

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Eli Roth
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 18
Actor
Animator
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Newton
Massachusetts
Eli Raphael Roth
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Medieval
Epic
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Historical

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