Agadah

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Agadah
Directed byAlberto Rondalli
Starring
Release date
  • 16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)
Running time
2h 6min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Agadah is a 2017 Italian adventure film [1] based on the novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki. [2] [3] [4]

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  2. "Presentato il film Agadah al BAFF 2018". Sempione News (in Italian). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. "La recensione di Agadah". Cineforum. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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