“The Boys in the Band”
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Promise at Dawn (1971)
A single mother raises her son in impossible circumstances first in Leningrad, then Krakow, and then France, and is over-ambitious about him but never gives in.
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A single mother raises her son in impossible circumstances first in Leningrad, then Krakow, and then France, and is over-ambitious about him but never gives in.
Rating:PG
Genre:Drama
Written By:Jules Dassin
In Theaters:1/21/1971
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Runtime:102 minutes
Studio:Nathalie Productions
Cast
Jules Dassin
Director
Melina Mercouri
Nina Kacewa
Assi Dayan
Romain Kacew age 25
Didier Haudepin
Romain Kacew age 15
François Raffoul
Romain Kacew age 9
Despo Diamantidou
Aniela
Jean Martin
Igor Igorevitch
Fernand Gravey
Jean-Michel Serusier
Jacqueline Porel
Madame Mailer
Elspeth March
Fat Woman
Maria Machado
Nathalie Lissenko
Julie Dassin
Romain's Friend
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