Miriam (film)

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Miriam
Directed by William Markus
Written by William Markus
Walentin Chorell
Pentti Unho
Produced by T. J. Särkkä
Starring Anneli Sauli
CinematographyMauno Kuusla
Edited byArmas Vallasvuo
Release date
  • 18 October 1957 (1957-10-18)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Miriam is a 1957 Finnish drama film directed by William Markus. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "IMDB.com: Awards for Miriam". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2010.