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Book Title: Max Ophuls In The Hollywood Studios
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Lutz Bacher
Publication Name: Max Ophuls in the Hollywood Studios
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Year: 1996
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25 Oz
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
