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On Foreign Soil

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A story about Italian soldiers, enemies who have their own problems and hopes. Based on short stories of Mesa Selimovic, Bosnian writer.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1957-02-18

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Jože Gale

Writer: Meša Selimović

Spoken language:

Genres: Drama

Original title: On Foreign Soil

Production Companies: Bosna Film

Production Countries: Yugoslavia

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