Honey | |
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Directed by | Gianfranco Angelucci |
Written by | Enrique U. Herrera Liliane Betti Gianfranco Angelucci |
Starring | Clio Goldsmith Catherine Spaak Fernando Rey |
Cinematography | Jaime Deu Casas Erico Menczer |
Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
Music by | Riz Ortolani |
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Language | Italian |
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