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Directed by | Francis Blanche |
Written by | Yvan Audouard Francis Blanche |
Based on | Tartarin of Tarascon by Alphonse Daudet |
Produced by | Georges Legrand |
Starring | Francis Blanche Alfred Adam Jacqueline Maillan Michel Galabru |
Cinematography | Walter Wottitz |
Edited by | Gabriel Rongier |
Music by | Jean Leccia |
Production companies | Jad Films Princia |
Distributed by | Les Films Fernand Rivers |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Countries | France Morocco |
Language | French |
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