Katia | |
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Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
Written by | Jean-Jacques Bernard Jacques Companéez |
Produced by | Louis d'Hee |
Starring | Danielle Darrieux |
Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
Edited by | Roger Mercanton |
Music by | Wal Berg |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Cando-Film (1949) (Austria) Arthur Mayer & Joseph Burstyn (US) |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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