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Il grande appello(1936)
Status: Released
Date: 1936-01-02
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Time: 1h 20m
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An Italian proprietor of a squalid Djibouti bar collaborated in selling arms to Ethiopians fighting his own country's invasion but after finding his long lost son on the Fascist front he decides to choose patriotism over selfish profit.
Languages: French, Italian, Spanish.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Artisti Associati
Movie: Il grande appello
Top 6 Billed Cast
Camillo Pilotto
Giovanni Bertani
Roberto Villa
Enrico
Guglielmo Sinaz
Miller
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An Italian proprietor of a squalid Djibouti bar collaborated in selling arms to Ethiopians fighting his own country's invasion but after finding his long lost son on the Fascist front he decides to choose patriotism over selfish profit.
Release Date
1936-01-02
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