<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> American Graffiti </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Theatrical release poster by Mort Drucker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> George Lucas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> Francis Ford Coppola </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> George Lucas </Li> <Li> Gloria Katz </Li> <Li> Willard Huyck </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Richard Dreyfuss </Li> <Li> Ron Howard </Li> <Li> Paul Le Mat </Li> <Li> Charles Martin Smith </Li> <Li> Candy Clark </Li> <Li> Mackenzie Phillips </Li> <Li> Cindy Williams </Li> <Li> Wolfman Jack </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ron Eveslage </Li> <Li> Jan D'Alquen </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Verna Fields </Li> <Li> Marcia Lucas </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production companies </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lucasfilm Ltd . </Li> <Li> The Coppola Company </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> Universal Pictures </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> August 2, 1973 (1973 - 08 - 02) (Locarno) </Li> <Li> August 11, 1973 (1973 - 08 - 11) (United States) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 112 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $777,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $140 million </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> American Graffiti </Th> </Tr>

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