The Song of Songs (1933)
One of the world's great love stories comes to the star who can make it live
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 30M
Director : Rouben Mamoulian
Writer : Leo Birinski, Samuel Hoffenstein
Synopsis
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