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In the White City(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-03-11
70%
40 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
Overview:
Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese.
Countries:
Portugal,
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies:
Filmograph
Metro Filmes
Movie: In the White City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bruno Ganz
Paul
Teresa Madruga
Rosa
José Wallenstein
Thief #2
Lídia Franco
Woman at Bar
Pedro Efe
Rosa's Friend
Cecília Guimarães
Woman on Train
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Overview
Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.
Release Date
1983-03-11
Average
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Rating:
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