Lightning Strike | |
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Italian | Colpi di fulmine |
Directed by | Neri Parenti |
Written by | Alessandro Bencivenni Domenico Saverni Volfango De Biasi Neri Parenti |
Produced by | Aurelio De Laurentiss |
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Cinematography | Tani Canevari |
Music by | Claudio Gregori Attilio Di Giovanni |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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For her performance in this film Anna Foglietta was nominated for Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress. [3]
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