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This is the shocking moment a fist fight broke out in a cinema during a row over 'talking too loudly' during a screening of the Stephen King horror movie 'It'.

The violence was caught on camera by other cinemagoers on their smartphones , in Vyborg, new St Petersburg in Russia.

A young man in a leather jacket is seen to stand up and challenge the person sitting in front of him.

They start hurling punches at each other before another person joins in the brawl.

People got out of their seats and watched the sideshow instead of the film as the chaos continued.

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According to witnesses, the affray started because of complaints about people talking loudly during the film .

A burly man then joins in and chases off the man who appeared to have started the punch-up, as cinema managers turned on the house lights.

One anonymous onlooker said of the instigator: "He was sitting calmly, watching the movie, and then that happened."

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Police are investigating the disturbance but are not yet believed to have made any arrests.

Online, Aleksey Druzhin commented: "He did right by punching those chatty pigs."

While Darby Macgrou added: "This is right, people who talk during the movies should definitely be punished."

And FENIX35 said: "When you come to the cinema, you should keep quiet and watch a movie. If you wanna chat during the movie, please watch it at home with beer and snacks."

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It is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King.

The movie tells the story of seven bullied youngsters who band together when a shapeshifting demon, taking the appearance of clown, begins hunting children.

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Several spectators were involved in an ugly brawl, with women and children caught up in the violence.

In the footage, one man can be clearly seen kicking someone on the floor, before others wade in with blows and end up on the floor.