Au revoir M. Grock | |
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Directed by | Pierre Billon |
Written by | Christian-Falaize Nino Constantini |
Starring | Grock |
Music by | Henri Sauguet |
Release date | 19 January 1950 (France) |
Running time | 107 minutes (97 minutes - West Germany) |
Country | France/West Germany |
Language | French/German |
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