Jesse James' Kid | |
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Directed by | Antonio del Amo |
Written by | Marcello Fondato Pino Passalacqua (screenplay) |
Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Jesse James' Kid (Italian : Solo contro tutti, Spanish : El hijo de Jesse James, also known as Son of Jesse James) is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio del Amo. [1]
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