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Directed by | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
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Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
Edited by | Walter Fredersdorf |
Music by | Michael Jary |
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Distributed by | Allianz Filmverleih |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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