| Il mondo perduto. I cortometraggi di Vittorio De Seta. 1954-1959 | |
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| Directed by | Vittorio De Seta |
| Cinematography | Vittorio De Seta |
| Distributed by | Feltrinelli |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Language | Italian |
Il mondo perduto ('The lost world') is a DVD release of ten short documentaries films directed by Vittorio De Seta between 1954 and 1959.
The series was restored by the Bologna Cinematheque in 2008. [1]
The DVD was released with a book: [3]
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