Voglia di vivere | |
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Written by | Cathérine Grellet Donald Martin |
Directed by | Lodovico Gasparini |
Starring | Tomas Milian |
Theme music composer | Stelvio Cipriani |
Original language | Italian |
Production | |
Cinematography | Romano Albani |
Original release | |
Release | 1990 |
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