
My Dinner with Louis
1984-05-06 · 52 min · Not rated
Interview with director Louis Malle conducted by Wallace Shawn, produced for the BBC-TV programme "Arena".
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- Tristram Powell
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- BBC, BBC Arena
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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- Released
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Louis MalleInterviewee
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