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Descending Angel

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Producing House

A recently engaged man getting to know his future father-in-law better unearths clues that the man may have been a Nazi collaborator and a mass murderer.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1990-11-25

Runtime: 98 mins

Director: Jeremy Kagan

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Original title: Descending Angel

Production Companies: HBO Films

Production Countries: United States of America

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