Lieutenant Giorgio | |
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Directed by | Raffaello Matarazzo |
Written by | Aldo De Benedetti |
Produced by | Leo Cevenini Dino De Laurentiis Vittorio Martino Carlo Ponti |
Starring | Massimo Girotti Milly Vitale Paul Muller |
Cinematography | Carlo Montuori |
Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
Music by | Salvatore Allegra |
Production companies | Flora Film Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica |
Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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