The Prisoner of Dahomey | |
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Directed by | Hubert Moest |
Written by | Lene Haase |
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Production company | Deuko Deutsche Kolonial-Film |
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Country | Germany |
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The Prisoner of Dahomey (German: Der Gefangene von Dahomey) is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Hubert Moest and starring Fritz Delius and Paul Hartmann. [1]
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