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Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
Written by | Jacques Companéez Simon Gantillon Ernst Neubach |
Produced by | André Paulvé Michel Safra |
Starring | Maurice Chevalier Pierre Renoir Marie Déa Erich von Stroheim |
Cinematography | Marcel Fradetal Michel Kelber Jacques Mercanton |
Edited by | Yvonne Martin |
Music by | Michel Michelet |
Production company | Spéva Films |
Distributed by | DisCina |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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