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Brown Bread Sandwiches
Brown Bread Sandwiches

Brown Bread Sandwiches

Genres

Comedy

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A 1957 period piece about Italian immigrants in Toronto.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

09 September 1989

Country

Canada

Cast

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Alberto

Lina Sastri

Lina Sastri

Giulia Buonanotte

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Eva

Kim Coates

Kim Coates

Bruno

Daniel De Santo

Daniel De Santo

Michelangelo

Ilse von Glatz

Ilse von Glatz

Ingrid

Tony Nardi

Tony Nardi

Rogero

Wendy Lyon

Wendy Lyon

Miss Walsh

Justin Louis

Justin Louis

Fiorello

Olivia Lake

Olivia Lake

Padua

Deirdre Flanagan

Deirdre Flanagan

Sarah

David Calderisi

David Calderisi

Perelli

Claire Barclay

Claire Barclay

Mirell

Frank Crudele

Frank Crudele

Marco

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