Monsieur Hector | |
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Directed by | Maurice Cammage |
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Cinematography | Georges Clerc |
Edited by | Myriam Borsoutsky |
Music by | Casimir Oberfeld |
Production company | Stella Productions |
Distributed by | Films Sonores Tobis |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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