The Old Lady | |
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Directed by | Amleto Palermi |
Written by | Amleto Palermi Orsino Orsini |
Starring | Emma Gramatica Maurizio D'Ancora Armando Falconi |
Cinematography | Giovanni Vitrotti |
Edited by | Amleto Palermi |
Music by | Umberto Mancini |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Caesar Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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