This Island
Trailer: This Island
Year: 1970
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Detroit Institute of Arts, Leo Hurwitz Productions, The National Endowment for the Arts
Director: Leo Hurwitz, Peggy Lawson
Cast:
Crew: Manfred Kirchheimer (Director of Photography), Jimmy Giuffre (Original Music Composer), Leo Hurwitz (Director), Peggy Lawson (Director)
Runtime: 31 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1970
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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