Bellyful | |
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Directed by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Written by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Produced by | Jean-Pierre Saire, Yves Pasquier; assistant: Ron van Eeden, F. Jansen, Emmanuel Paulin, Stéphane Rollot, Eric Stanley |
Starring | Andréa Ferréol Jacques Boudet |
Cinematography | Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty |
Edited by | Catherine D'Hoir |
Music by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Distributed by | Euripide Distribution |
Release date | June 28, 2000 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | United States France |
Languages | French English |
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