Capitaine Achab | |
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Directed by | Philippe Ramos |
Screenplay by | Philippe Ramos |
Produced by | Michel Klein Jérôme Larcher |
Starring | Frédéric Bonpart |
Cinematography | Laurent Desmet |
Edited by | Sophie Deseuzes |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $331.000 [1] |
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In 2007 a full-length (100 min.) version was released.
Short version
Long version
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