Movie: The Ossuary

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    A non-narrative voyage round Sedlec Ossuary, which has been constructed from over 50,000 human skeletons (victims of the Black Death).

  • Release Date

    1970-01-01

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    6.944

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Český
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