The Dark Sun | |
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Directed by | Damiano Damiani |
Written by | Damiano Damiani Ennio De Concini |
Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
Starring | Jo Champa Michael Paré |
Cinematography | Sebastiano Celeste |
Music by | Riz Ortolani |
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Language | Italian |
Il sole buio, internationally released as The Dark Sun and Dark Sun, is a 1990 Italian thriller-drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. [1] [2] [3]
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