The Treasure of San Teresa | |
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Directed by | Alvin Rakoff |
Written by | Jack Andrews Jeffrey Dell |
Produced by | John Nasht Patrick Filmer-Sankey |
Starring | Eddie Constantine Dawn Addams Marius Goring Christopher Lee |
Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
Edited by | Jim Connock |
Music by | Don Banks |
Production companies | Beaconsfield Productions Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion Orbit Films |
Distributed by | British Lion Constantin Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom West Germany |
Language | English |
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