Five for Hell (Cinque per l'inferno) | |
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Directed by | Frank Kramer |
Screenplay by | Renato Izzo Gianfranco Parolini |
Story by | Sergio Garrone |
Produced by | Paolo Moffa Aldo Addobbati |
Starring | John Garko Margaret Lee Klaus Kinski Aldo Canti Sal Borgese Luciano Rossi Sam Burke |
Cinematography | Sandro Mancori |
Edited by | Giuseppe Bellecca Uncredited: Gianfranco Parolini |
Music by | Vasili Kojucharov Elsio Mancuso |
Production companies | Società Ambrosiana Cinematografica (SAC) Filmstar |
Distributed by | Paris Etoile Film |
Release date | 18 January 1969 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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