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1237:Donkey Skin
1123:(in French)
798:19 November
622:Jackie Ward
484:Grover Dale
444:as Delphine
427:hitchhiking
404:sheet music
342:Norman Maen
334:relyricized
316:Grover Dale
288:comedy film
255:$ 8 million
231:126 minutes
121:Grover Dale
79:Produced by
61:Directed by
1301:1967 films
1295:Categories
1258:Lady Oscar
1230:Model Shop
1036:7 February
1009:7 February
981:7 February
902:12 October
770:References
697:"Kermesse"
597:Gene Kelly
582:Production
570:as Maxence
555:as Etienne
508:Gene Kelly
471:as Maxence
465:as Etienne
320:Gene Kelly
252:Box office
214:1967-03-08
172:Production
156:Jean Hamon
129:Gene Kelly
71:Written by
975:IndieWire
793:UniFrance
745:IndieWire
618:Sue Allen
601:tessitura
540:as Judith
378:, on the
376:Rochefort
185:Parc Film
174:companies
153:Edited by
1078:AllMovie
384:carnival
244:Language
197:Comacico
161:Music by
89:Starring
1279:Parking
1108:at the
930:10 July
873:24 June
826:7 April
595:. Even
553:Romuald
486:as Bill
355:at the
285:musical
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236:Country
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268:French
247:French
239:France
46:French
1202:Lola
1061:IMDb
1038:2023
1011:2023
983:2023
932:2020
904:2022
875:2020
854:2019
828:2019
800:2019
620:and
433:Cast
370:Plot
351:for
322:and
298:and
279:lit.
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