| Le rose di Danzica | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Bevilacqua |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Aquari |
| Edited by | Raimondo Crociani |
| Music by | Luis Enriquez Bacalov |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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