Death Sentence | |
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Directed by | Mario Lanfranchi |
Screenplay by | Mario Lanfranchi |
Produced by | Sandro Bolchi Alberto Puccini |
Starring | Robin Clarke Richard Conte Enrico Maria Salerno Adolfo Celi Tomas Milian |
Cinematography | Antonio Secchi |
Edited by | Franco Attenni |
Music by | Gianni Ferrio |
Production company | B.L. Vision |
Distributed by | International Film Company |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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