Monna Vanna | |
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Directed by | Mario Caserini |
Produced by | Arturo Ambrosio |
Starring | Madeleine Céliat Hamilton Revelle François-Paul Donadio |
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Distributed by | Società Anonima Ambrosio |
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Country | Italy |
Languages | Silent Italian intertitles |
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