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- ↑ Film Polski
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
