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1116:(1980)
1095:(1978)
1089:(1977)
1083:(1976)
1077:(1975)
1068:(1973)
1062:(1972)
1056:(1971)
1050:(1970)
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1038:(1968)
1032:(1967)
1022:(1966)
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772:(1999)
764:(1993)
748:(1992)
724:(1989)
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677:(2006)
669:(2005)
661:(2003)
637:(1989)
629:(1986)
613:(1981)
597:(1977)
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559:(1969)
551:(1967)
543:(1967)
535:(1964)
519:(1963)
508:Dreams
478:(1957)
470:(1956)
363:Blowup
161:Awards
586:Maria
443:Death
358:BAFTA
209:, in
1369:and
1028:and
956:IMDb
788:ISBN
344:The
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137:2006
133:1956
86:Died
56:Born
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247:W5
238:,
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