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- ↑ Blakie & Kanuto - or for some specific countries in a different version – editing & dialogues - called Head over Hooves - (earlier title Black to the Moon 3D)
- ↑ Head Over Hooves official web site
- ↑ "Donkey Xote, l'asinello ha un cuore torinese", La Stampa, 30 Oct 2008, http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/cinematv/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=33&ID_articolo=985&ID_sezione=260&sezione=News%5B%5D
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