The Storyteller of Venice

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The Storyteller of Venice
Directed by Retti Marsani
Written byElio Zorzi
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Suprema Film
Distributed bySuprema Film
Release date
February 1929
Running time
71 minutes
CountryItaly
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The Storyteller of Venice (Italian: Il Cantastorie di Venezia) is a 1929 Italian silent comedy film directed by Retti Marsani and starring Hertha von Walther and Luigi Serventi. [1]

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  1. Reich & Garofalo p.68

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