The River

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The River

1960

1h 50m

6.2(6 votes)

Drama

Overview

This films tells four different stories, all connected by the banks of a river.

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12 members

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Titos Vandis

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Γιώργος Εμιρζάς

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Τάκης Εμμανουήλ

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Ντέπη Μαρτίνη

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Ντίνα Τριάντη

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Patrizia Bini

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Χριστόφορος Zήκας

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Σπύρος Παππάς

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Γιώργος Φουρνιάδης

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Periklis Ioannidis

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Ανέστης Βλάχος

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Βαγγέλης Ιωαννίδης

Herder

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