Spell of the Looking Glass | |
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Directed by | Frank Wisbar |
Written by | John H. Kafka Ernst Länner (book) Wolfgang Wilhelm (book) |
Produced by | Herbert Ephraim |
Starring | Franz Weber Ursula Grabley Oskar Karlweis |
Cinematography | Herbert Körner |
Edited by | Wolfgang Becker Alice Ludwig |
Music by | Herbert Lichtenstein |
Production company | Kollektiv Film |
Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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