The Beginner | |
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Directed by | Guy Casaril |
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Starring | Brigitte Bardot Annie Girardot |
Cinematography | Claude Lecomte |
Music by | François de Roubaix |
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Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | 1,813,091 admissions (France) [1] |
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