Eleonora Rossi Drago
Also Known As: Palmira Omiccioli, E.R. Drago, Eleonore Rossi Drago, Eleonora Rossi, Eleanora Rossi-Drago, Eleonara Rossi-Drago, Eleonora Rossi-Drago, Элеонора Росси-Драго, Элеонора Росси Драго
Biography: Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmira Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Italy, and had the leading role in Michelangelo Antonioni's Le amiche. She worked with Pietro Germi in Un maledetto imbroglio. In 1960, for her performance in Valerio Zurlini's Estate violenta she won the best actress prize of the Mar del Plata Film Festival and the Nastro d'argento. In 1964, she appeared in an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, The Citadel. She died in Palermo, Italy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eleonora Rossi Drago, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Genoa, Liguria, Italia
Birthday: September 23, 1925
Deathday: December 02, 2007
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Gender: Female
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
Overview: Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.
Genres: Adventure History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-09-28
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La fiammata
Overview: Just before the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, a party is held in the castle of the Stettin's Counts.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1952-10-18
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Love at Twenty
Overview: Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-06-22
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The Facts of Murder
Overview: A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-10-24
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Camille 2000
Overview: Marguerite, a beautiful woman of affairs, falls for the young and promising Armand, but sacrifices her love for him for the sake of his future and reputation.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-07-15
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King on Horseback
Overview: Henri La Tour, a strolling player, is also a daring adventurer. So, when, after accomplishing a brilliant feat, he is awarded a title by King Louis XV, the Duke of Saint-Sever takes offense at it and challenges Henri to a duel. However, while they fight, a group of Austrian soldiers appear suddenly and the two rivals instantly unite to repel their enemies. Unfortunately, Saint-Sever is mortally wounded and, feeling he is about to die, he entreats his new friend to offer protection to Toinon, his natural daughter, whose life is being threatened...
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-02-28
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Dorian Gray
Overview: London, England. Dorian Gray is a young man who somehow keeps his beauty eternally, while a mysterious portrait of himself gradually reveals his moral decay.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-04-24
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Le Amiche
Overview: Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1955-11-18
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In the Folds of the Flesh
Overview: Police are in hot pursuit of a criminal who is evading capture on a speeding motorbike. He takes refuge in an overgrown castle’s grounds and sees a pale woman burying a corpse in a shallow grave. Thirteen years later, after being recaptured and serving his sentence, the man returns to the castle, intent on blackmail — and maybe a few other things.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1970-05-02
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On Trial
Overview: Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-06-04
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Let's Talk About Women
Overview: Vittorio Gassman stars as different characters in each of the nine episodes of this unusual Italian comedy. Playing everything from a practical joker to a prisoner, he comments upon romance, love and women in general.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-03-28
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Winter Holidays
Overview: Alberto Moretti arrives in Cortina D'Ampezzo, with daughter Marcella,who has just won a TV contest, the prize of which is a free stay in a luxury hotel.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-06-18
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Violent Summer
Overview: Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance develops. Within a few weeks, Roberta is risking everything. Can there be a resolution between passion, on the one hand, and war, duty, and social expectation on the other?
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-11-13
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Under Ten Flags
Overview: "Under Ten Flags" is a WWII movie loosely based on the true story of the German navy commerce raider Atlantis, a converted Auxilliary Cruiser, and her Captain Bernhard Rogge. Atlantis, camouflaged as a merchant ship, cruised the South Seas ( Atlantic, Indian & Pacific) and sank or captured 22 merchant ships from May 1940 through November 22, 1941 when she was sunk by the British Cruiser HMS Devonshire. Rogge was one of the few German officers of flag rank who were not arrested by the Allies after the war ended. This was due to the very proper and ethical way he exercised his command of Atlantis. After the war he advanced to Rear Admiral in the West German Navy and became a high-ranking NATO commander.
Genres: History War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-09-15
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Hypnosis
Overview: Erik, in love with Magda, the fiancée of Georg, his boss, secretly sends her roses every night.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-09-19
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The Devil Also Cries
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-03-14
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The Employee
Overview: Nando is dissatisfied with his repetitive and mortifying work. He manages to escape from daily mediocrity only at night, when he enters his fantasy world.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-01-20
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Manhunt
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-12-22
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Dark Soul
Overview: A man with a past gets married and it seems that he will be able to start a new life, but an unexpected inheritance gets in the way and deteriorates the relationship with his wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-08-12
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Girls Marked Danger
Overview: A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1952-09-25
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The Carpet of Horror
Overview: Shortly after his return from India, a special agent of the British secret service falls victim to an insidious poisoning in London. Scotland Yard gets involved. But too late: valuable information has fallen into the hands of an international criminal gang...
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-07-31
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Scarlet Eye
Overview: A valuable ruby disappears during an earthquake. Professor Ferlach is tasked with excavating the buried temple. Mysterious things are happening during the excavation and strangers are trying to stop them. The archaeologist Prof. Ferlach gets unexpected help from the animal catcher Larry Stone and his daughter Helga, who actively help with the research and excavations.
Genres: Crime Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-05-30
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Sword of the Conqueror
Overview: Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another. Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, which he believes will be beneficial to him, only to have Alboino kill him and leave Amalchi, his daughter's real love, beaten and left for dead. Amalchi recovers to lead a revolt against the murderous Alboino and reclaim his woman.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-08-24
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Die rote Hand
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-10-25
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Behind Closed Shutters
Overview: Sandra searches her missing sister. For this, she enters the morally degraded seaside of Genoa.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-03-08
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The Last Sentence
Overview: Piero is the leader of a group of university students who lead a carefree life. Finding himself in trouble and in need of money, he turns to criminal means—receiving aid from Daniela, the daughter of a rigid magistrate.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-11-15
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Easy Love
Overview: Five episodes: A professor decides to murder her husband to win a woman. A hotelier seduces a boarder. A man convinces a friend to marry his lover, so as not to arouse his wife's suspicions. A man borrows money from a loan shark to pay for the services of his wife. Two couples try in vain to take a trip to the seaside.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-10-03
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A Woman Alone
Overview: Three women share the same apartment and the same goal, to find a wealthy husband and settle down.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Verginità
Overview: Gina is the daughter of a provincial newsstand dealer and spends her time reading pulp magazines and dreaming of a glamorous vocation on the big city. She enters a beauty contest in a nearby city, without her father's permission, and, en route, meets Franco, a salesman.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-09-04
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Daughters of Destiny
Overview: Three stories, very different in space and time. Lysistrata, a dancer from ancient times, Jeanne d'Arc, medieval warrior and Elisabeth, American war widow who comes on pilgrimage in Italy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-01-21
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The Apartment
Overview: A building instructor cheats on his wife with a young fashion model.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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The Year Long Road
Overview: Italian director Giueseppe DeSantis was the creative force behind this Yugoslavian "slice of life" drama. The title translates as The Year-Long Road; accordingly, the plot concerns a joint, voluntary effort between Italy and Yugoslavia to construct a highway along the countries' Naturally, this animosity wreaks havoc on the various Romeo-Juliet romances in the region. All is resolved when oil is discovered on one of the islands. An American oil company is finally able to establish détente between the warring factions, smoothing the path for the long-delayed marriages of three young couples.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1958-07-11
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Beach Casanova
Overview: Mr. Edmond is a middle-aged playboy, living by his wits on the Riviera. Among the women with whom Edmond dallies are three gorgeous ladies.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-12-22
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Love Problems
Overview: Italian drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1968-11-14
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Love and Marriage
Overview: An anthology comedy with segments about love and marriage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-10-16
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The Coin
Overview: Bob recruits Jacques, a desperate blacksmith, to "recover" smuggled diamonds from de Belar. The heist goes badly wrong. The crooks kill each other for the money, but the diamonds are gone and Jacques returns to his life as an honest man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-07-01
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Pigeon Shoot
Overview: Young man Marco Laudato, after the '8/9/1943's WW2 armistice, enlists in the Italian Social Republic army, attending the last days of the old regime in decay.
Genres: War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-05-25
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Hell Raiders of the Deep
Overview: A crack team of Italian naval divers plan to attach high explosives to the hulls of Royal navy warships anchored in Gibraltar harbour.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1953-01-16
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David and Goliath
Overview: When the Philistines attack, the Israelites are hopeless against the fierce giant Goliath and don't know what to do. King Saul takes the advice of the prophets and sends an adolescent shepherd, David, into battle to conquer the oversized Philistine. David is victorious and becomes the King of Israel.
Genres: Drama Action History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-01-22
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Schlussakkord
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-12-23
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Dagli Appennini alle Ande
Overview: A young boy travels by himself to reach his sick mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-09-03
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The Flying Saucer
Overview: An exasperated police inspector receives different eyewitness accounts surrounding a downed saucer and its female occupant.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-12-23
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Sensualità
Overview: Refugee Franca Gabre comes to the Po Valley with intent to use her obvious attributes and man-swaying talents to gain some security. She targets farm-owning brothers Riccardo and Carlo Sartori and uses the latter in an attempt to reach Riccardo, the older brother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1952-06-28
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El último sábado
Overview: José Luis is a young man from a modest family of Barcelona and he feels genuine passion for motorcycles. His dream is to buy one of a large cylinder capacity, although his economic situation does not allow him by a long shot. Watching a race in the circuit of Montjuic he meets an elegant Italian woman, manager of a team, who made advances to José Luis. But the boy thinks that accessing her wishes he could get the motorbike of his dreams.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-05-15
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Clothing the Naked
Overview: Ersilia Drei, after a suicide attempt recounts her vicissitudes: hired as governess to the daughter of Consul Grotti she is wooed by Franco but soon after seduced by the very consul who drives her away after his daughter loses her life due to Ersilia's distraction. Because of economic difficulties she falls lower and lower until she meets Ludovico with whom she can perhaps hope for sincere love again. The consul's return, however, will lead her toward a tragic ending.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1954-02-25
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Overview: In the pre-Civil War South, a sadistic plantation owner brutalizes his slaves to the point of rebellion. Always obedient, peaceful and honest old slave Tom plays a central role in this tragedy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-04-13
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The Awakening
Overview: Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening. In her first film appearance since The Rose Tattoo, Anna Magnani plays a feisty nun named Sister Letizia. Believing herself above such earthly trivialities as a maternal instinct, Sr. Letizia changes her way of thinking when an abandoned child is placed in her care. Unofficially adopting the boy, the good sister eventually comes to realize that even she cannot provide the care and guidance of a biological mother. Carefully constructed to accommodate all the surefire box-office elements inherent in Camerini's earlier films, Suor Letizia was almost guaranteed to be a hit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1956-10-17
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Il prezzo della gloria
Overview: A destroyer departs from the port of Taranto with orders to take a load of petrol to Tobruk at all costs.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1956-10-24
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Anyone Can Kill Me
Overview: The holdup of the bank is a success. All happened according to plan. Now, Cyril Gad and his four accomplices must secure an alibi. What better place than a prison cell? As a result the five gangsters have themselves arrested on minor charges and start waiting until they are released. Unfortunately three of them die mysteriously, another one is openly murdered. The only man still alive, Tony, is scared. Easy to understand why...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-12-06
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Il treno del sabato
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-02-20
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I Kill, You Kill
Overview: Six sketches with as many ways of murdering someone, and getting away with it.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-03-25
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Three Forbidden Stories
Overview: While recuperating from their injuries in a hospital, three young women flash back to the events leading up to the catastrophe. Remata (Lia Amando) has spent her entire life trying to overcome a childhood rape. Annamaria (Antonella Lualdi) has recently come out of an unfortunate marriage to a wealthy but insensitive boor. And Gianna (Eleanore Rossi Drago), the daughter of a college professor, has ruined her life with narcotics.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1952-10-29
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Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Overview: England, first half of the 19th century. Edmund Kean is a celebrated theatre actor, notorious for his tumultuous private life. He is in love with the beautiful countess Koefeld, wife of the Danish ambassador, to the consternation of his friend, the Prince of Wales. He is also hounded by Anna Damby, who wants to become an actress to escape a marriage to Lord Mewill.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1957-03-04
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The Slave
Overview: A young composer is forced to work as a bar pianist. One night he gets hit by a car and is brought to a hospital. Severely injured he is injected with morphine. He becomes addicted.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1953-09-02
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Assassination in Rome
Overview: In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the husband is kidnapped and his wife begins a desperate search for him.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-06-07
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The Angels from 2000
Overview: A drug dealer obsessed by the memory of a young woman whom he had fallen in love, is disgusted by his shameful profession. One day, as he walks through the streets of the city, he realizes that he is unable to escape.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Altura
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Original Language: it
Release Date: 1949-01-12
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Su e giù
Overview: A movie divided in four episodes: the arrival of the husband makes the loves of his wife to hide in the next room; an husband invites a friend while his wife is not at home; a poor man dreams about having an adventure with a beautiful girl; an impoverished nobleman wins at gambling after taking the earring of the wife of a factory owner.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-04-17
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Rome
Overview: A segment of "Love at Twenty" tells the story of a tough mistress who loses her lover to an older, wealthier and more-appreciative woman.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-22
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D'Artagnan
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-12-13
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