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A Brief Season
A Brief Season

A Brief Season

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DramaRomance

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A young American agent living in Rome meets with a beautiful Swedish translator.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

26 November 1969

Country

Italy

Cast

Christopher Jones

Christopher Jones

Johnny

Pia Degermark

Pia Degermark

Luisa

Angelo Boscariol

Angelo Boscariol

Valeria Sabel

Valeria Sabel

Bianca Doria

Bianca Doria

Piero Morgia

Piero Morgia

Marcello Di Martire

Marcello Di Martire

Osvaldo Peccioli

Osvaldo Peccioli

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