Niobe

Niobe

A Comedy that Begins Three Thousand Years Ago and Ends Today

NR 1915 · 50 min · Comedy, Drama

The statue of Niobe comes to life through the dream of a hen-pecked old man.

Directed by Hugh Ford

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