Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea | |
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Directed by | Wolfgang Schleif |
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Cinematography | Heinz Pehlke |
Edited by | Hermann Ludwig |
Music by | Lotar Olias |
Production company | Melodie Film |
Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 28 April 1959 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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