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The Three Kings | |
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Directed by | Hans Steinhoff |
Written by | Curt J. Braun Henry Edwards |
Starring | Henry Edwards Evelyn Holt Warwick Ward John F. Hamilton |
Cinematography | Nicolas Farkas |
Music by | Hansheinrich Dransmann |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | British & Foreign Messtro-Orplid |
Release date | January 1929 |
Running time | 6,284 feet [1] |
Countries | Germany United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English/German intertitles |
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