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1085:(2000)
1082:Father
1077:(1999)
1069:(1998)
1061:(1997)
1053:(1996)
1045:(1995)
1037:(1994)
1029:(1993)
1021:(1992)
1013:(1991)
1005:(1990)
997:(1989)
989:(1988)
981:(1988)
973:(1987)
970:O Bobo
965:(1986)
957:(1985)
949:(1984)
941:(1983)
933:(1981)
930:Chakra
925:(1980)
917:(1979)
909:(1978)
901:(1977)
893:(1976)
874:(1975)
866:(1974)
858:(1973)
850:(1972)
842:(1971)
834:(1971)
826:(1971)
818:(1971)
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778:(1970)
775:Lilika
770:(1969)
762:(1969)
754:(1969)
746:(1969)
738:(1968)
730:(1967)
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559:Hunted
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522:(1946)
248:. The
197:German
1277:Toxic
783:Mujo
468:IMDb
263:Plot
255:and
225:and
135:DEFA
1042:Raï
466:at
244:in
233:in
1497::
432:.
300:.
221:,
1313:e
1306:t
1299:v
496:e
489:t
482:v
447:.
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