Lo chiameremo Andrea | |
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Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
Written by | Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Cesare Zavattini |
Produced by | Marina Cicogna Arthur Cohn |
Starring | Nino Manfredi |
Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
Edited by | Adriana Novelli |
Music by | Manuel De Sica |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Lo chiameremo Andrea (also known as We'll Call Him Andrew) is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. [1]
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