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Alternative movies trailers for The Quiet Duel
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The Quiet Duel
Akira Kurosawa 1949.
The Quiet Duel 1949 ( with removable multi subtitles)
Σιωπηλή Μονομαχία / Shizukanaru kettô / Мълчалив двубой / Le duel silencieux / Néma párbaj / Il duello silenzioso / Pojedynek w ciszy / Duelo Silencioso /.
The Quiet Duel (1949) - Toshiro Mifune Monologue Scene
A young Toshiro Mifune portrays a doctor who contracts syphilus from one of his patients and thus chooses to end his relationship with his fiancee of six years.
W. Eugene Smith photo and The Quiet Duel
Toshiro Mifune is a "dead-ringer" for Dr. Ernest Ceriani. The Quiet Duel by Akira Kurosawa 1949.
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