Manolesta | |
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Directed by | Pasquale Festa Campanile |
Screenplay by | Ottavio Jemma |
Story by | Ottavio Jemma Enrico Oldoini |
Produced by | Aurelio De Laurentiis Luigi De Laurentiis |
Starring | Tomas Milian Giovanna Ralli |
Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando |
Edited by | Amedeo Salfa |
Music by | Detto Mariano |
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Language | Italian |
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