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Japanese film records list the domestic opening as \u003cstrong data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"408\"\u003e28 March 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Universal as distributor. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"847\"\u003eDirected and written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eAbraham Polonsky\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"559\"\u003eRobert Redford\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"579\"\u003eKatharine Ross\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"597\"\u003eRobert Blake\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"618\"\u003eSusan Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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