Cry, Onion! | |
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Directed by | Enzo G. Castellari |
Screenplay by | Luciano Vincenzoni Sergio Donati |
Produced by | Zev Braun Carlo Ponti |
Starring | Franco Nero Sterling Hayden Martin Balsam Emma Cohen Leo Anchóriz |
Cinematography | Alejandro Ulloa |
Edited by | Gianfranco Amicucci |
Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Produzione Intercontinentali Cinematografiche |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Countries | Italy Spain West Germany [1] [2] |
Language | Italian |
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Cry, Onion! was released in Italy on 25 August 1975. [2]
The film was broadcast on Tele 5 as part of the programme format SchleFaZ in season 2.
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