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Ranadheera
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Félix Léonnec
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The Sacrament (1989 film)
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She Wanted a Millionaire
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Land of No Return
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Departure of a Grand Old Man
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Netto (film)
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Father of Four and Uncle Sofus
Father of Four and Uncle Sofus () is a 1957 Danish family film directed by Alice O'Fredericks and Robert Saaskin.
The Ways of Fate
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The Bachelor Father
The Bachelor Father is a 1931 American pre-Code MGM drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film stars Marion Davies, Ralph Forbes and C. Aubrey Smith.
Our Films, Their Films
Our Films, Their Films is an anthology of film criticism by noted Bengali filmmaker, composer and writer Satyajit Ray. Collecting articles and personal journal excerpts, it was first published in India in 1976; an English translation was published in The United States and United Kingdom in 1992. Some of articles were previously published in the bulletin of the Calcutta Film Society which Ray co-founded in 1947.
The Source Family
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Gerald Mast
Gerald Mast (May 13, 1940 – September 1, 1988) was an author, film historian, and member of the University of Chicago faculty. He was a contributor to the modern discipline of film studies and film history.
Who is the father of the author of Our Films, Their Films?
Our Films, Their Films >> author
Satyajit Ray
#1 >> father
Sukumar Ray