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We Want a Child! | |
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Directed by | Lau Lauritzen Jr. Alice O'Fredericks |
Written by | Leck Fischer Ib Freuchen Grete Frische |
Produced by | Henning Karmark Preben Philipsen |
Starring | Ruth Brejnholm |
Cinematography | Rudolf Frederiksen |
Edited by | Marie Ejlersen |
Music by | Sven Gyldmark |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
We Want a Child! (Danish : Vi vil ha' et barn) is a 1949 Danish drama film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks.
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