The Wizard of Malta (1981)

Género : Documental, Crimen, Fantasía

Tiempo de ejecución : 0M

Director : Alex Roshuk

Sinopsis

Douglas Davis presents his interpretations of The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Wizard of Oz (1939), and Napoleon in the triptych style of the finale of the Abel Gance version of the latter.

Actores

Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton
Narrator

Tripulaciones

Alex Roshuk
Alex Roshuk
Director
L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum
Novel
Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett
Novel
Douglas Davis
Douglas Davis
Writer

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