Pan Tadeusz | |
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Directed by | Ryszard Ordynski |
Written by | Ferdynand Goetel Adam Mickiewicz Andrzej Strug |
Cinematography | Janusz Wasung Antoni Wawrzyniak |
Production company | Star-Film |
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Country | Poland |
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