A Girl... and a Million | |
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Directed by | Luciano Salce |
Written by | Alberto Bevilacqua Goffredo Parise Carlo Romano Luciano Vincenzoni |
Cinematography | Erico Menczer |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Language | Italian |
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In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. [3]
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