Dirty Weekend | |
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Directed by | Dino Risi |
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Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
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Cinematography | Luciano Tovoli [1] |
Edited by | Alberto Gallitti [1] |
Music by | Carlo Rustichelli [1] |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [3] |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
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Budget | $1.4 million [4] |
Box office | Italian lira 303.187 million |
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