La Donna del Giorno | |
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Directed by | Francesco Maselli |
Written by | Franco Bemporad Cesare Zavattini Francesco Maselli Luigi Squarzina Aggeo Savioli |
Produced by | Lorenzo Pegoraro |
Starring | Virna Lisi Antonio Cifariello Haya Harareet Elisa Cegani Vittorio Sanipoli Franco Fabrizi |
Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
Music by | Mario Zafred |
Distributed by | Medallion Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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