False Greta | |
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Directed by | John W. Brunius Pauline Brunius |
Written by | Oscar Hemberg |
Produced by | Lennart Hamberg |
Starring | Adolf Jahr Karin Albihn Isa Quensel |
Cinematography | Harry Hasso |
Music by | Tapio Ilomäki Karl Wehle |
Production companies | Film Union Oy Finlandia-Film |
Distributed by | Columbia Film Oy Finlandia-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Countries | Finland Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
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