Atlantic Story

Atlantic Story

1955 · 79 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

The fate of a German found by the French peasants - a deserter from the Legion of Foreign Affairs fighting in Vietnam.

Directed by Wanda Jakubowska · Written by Mirosław Żuławski

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