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A Vintage Detective Story

A Vintage Detective Story

1982 · 88 min · Mystery, Drama, TV Movie

A two-part television play based on "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe and "Hunted Down" by Charles Dickens.

Directed by Pavel Reznikov · Written by Pavel Reznikov

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