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Magnificat

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During the Middle Ages, a traveling executioner hires an apprentice to learn the finer points of torture and execution, and a young girl is given by her parents to a Catholic convent.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1993-04-09

Runtime: 110 mins

Director: Pupi Avati

Spoken language: Italiano

Genres: Drama, History

Original title: Magnificat

Production Companies: Union P.N., Duea Film, Penta Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Production Countries: Italy

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