Condottieri | |
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Directed by | Luis Trenker |
Written by | Kurt Heuser Mirko Jelusich Luis Trenker |
Starring | Luis Trenker Loris Gizzi Laura Nucci Carla Sveva |
Cinematography | Walter Hege Carlo Montuori Klaus von Rautenfeld |
Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
Production company | |
Distributed by | ENIC |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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