This Kind of Love | |
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Directed by | Alberto Bevilacqua |
Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori |
Starring | Ugo Tognazzi |
Cinematography | Roberto Gerardi |
Edited by | Alberto Gallitti |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Release date | 1972 |
Language | Italian |
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