
The Country Doctor
1953-01-01 · 10 min · Not rated
Adaptation of a Kafka short story, believed lost for more than 60 years.
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- Directors
- Lorenza Mazzetti
- Production companies
- Slade School of Fine Arts
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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