The Accompanist | |
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Directed by | Claude Miller |
Produced by | Jean-Louis Livi |
Written by | Luc Béraud Nina Berberova Claude Miller |
Starring | Richard Bohringer Yelena Safonova Romane Bohringer |
Music by | Alain Jomy |
Cinematography | Yves Angelo |
Edited by | Albert Jurgenson |
Distributed by | AMLF |
Release date | November 11, 1992 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $8.4 million |
Box office | $6.2 million [1] |
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