Grog (film)

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Grog
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Directed by Francesco Laudadio
Cinematography Giuseppe Maccari
Music by Paolo Conte
Jimmy Fontana
Lilli Greco
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Country Italy
Language Italian

Grog is a 1982 Italian film. For this film the director Francesco Laudadio was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best New Director. [1]

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  1. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   88-7742-221-1.