The Swindlers | |
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Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
Written by | Franco Castellano Lucio Fulci Mario Guerra Giuseppe Moccia (Pipolo) Vittorio Vighi |
Produced by | Dario Sabatello |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Alfio Contini Tino Santoni |
Edited by | Gisa Radicchi Levi |
Music by | Carlo Rustichelli Ennio Morricone Giorgio Gaber Umberto Simonetta Pilantra |
Distributed by | Cineriz [1] |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Language | Italian |
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