To Save the City | |
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Directed by | Jan Łomnicki |
Written by | Andrzej Szczypiorski Jan Łomnicki |
Starring | Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska |
Cinematography | Jerzy Gościk |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | Soviet Union, Poland |
Languages | Russian, Polish |
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