
The Moving-Picture Man
1977-11-11 · 94 min · ★ 7.3
Happy fun times with a little crew of people driving around to backwater villages to show movies in places where the locals don't get much culture. But all good things come to an end...
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- Directors
- Luis Armando Roche
- Production companies
- Arsiete C.A.
- Countries
- Venezuela
- Status
- Released
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Juliet BertoJuliet
Asdrúbal MeléndezJacinto
Alvaro RocheManuel
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