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References
- ↑ The girl in the moon. OCLC 13730227 – via WorldCat.
- ↑ The rocket to the moon. OCLC 2912195 – via WorldCat.
- ↑ "Frau im Mond". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut . Retrieved 2016-01-11.
