Gloria Mundi
He Dreamed to Make the Ultimate Movie
Genres
Overview
An actress of political torture movies made by her husband has to finish his latest film and arrange a screening for distributors while the husband, who is also secretly an anarchist revolutionary, is away for some resistance operation.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
130 min
Release Date
1976-04-07
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
4.5
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Jean Rougeul
Annick Fougery
Anna Douking
Jacques Ebner
Alain Halle-Halle
André Lambert
Didot Lyloudis
Louis Navarre
Pierre Nunzi
Francis Roussef
6.6
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