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Panorama of the City of Grevena (1911)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1M

Director : Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki

Synopsis

Early Balkan footage.

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Janaki Manaki
Janaki Manaki
Director
Milton Manaki
Milton Manaki
Director

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