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Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

1989 · 106 min
Directed by
José Luis Cuerda
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Manuel Alexandre, Rafael Alonso, María Ángeles Ariza
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Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.

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Directed by
José Luis Cuerda
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Manuel Alexandre, Rafael Alonso, María Ángeles Ariza
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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    José Luis Cuerda
    Written by
    José Luis Cuerda
    Starring
    Manuel Alexandre, Rafael Alonso, María Ángeles Ariza, Aurora Bautista, Elisa Belmonte, Arturo Bonín, Alberto Bové, Paco Cambres
    Music
    José Nieto
    Cinematography
    Porfirio Enríquez
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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