The Forgotten Pistolero | |
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Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi |
Screenplay by | Vincenzo Cerami Pier Giovanni Anchisi Mario di Nardo Federico De Urrutia Ferdinando Baldi |
Based on | Oresteia by Aeschylus (uncredited) |
Produced by | Manolo Bolognini |
Starring | Leonard Mann Luciana Paluzzi Peter Martell Piero Lulli |
Cinematography | Mario Montuori |
Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso |
Music by | Roberto Pregadio |
Production companies | B.R.C. Produzione Film Ízaro Films |
Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Countries | Italy Spain |
Language | Italian |
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