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Directed by | Léo Joannon |
Written by | Léo Joannon T.H. Robert Roger Vitrac |
Starring | Pierre Fresnay Nadine Vogel Rolf Wanka |
Cinematography | Marcel Lucien |
Edited by | Louis Devaivre |
Music by | Michel Michelet |
Production company | Société des Films Vega |
Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
Release date | 1 September 1938 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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