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Once

Once

1973 1h 40m

Filmed on a California beach, this arty outing features loin-cloth wearing actors silently telling the allegorical love story between Creation and Humanity on a lonely California beach.

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Synopsis

Filmed on a California beach, this arty outing features loin-cloth wearing actors silently telling the allegorical love story between Creation and Humanity on a lonely California beach.

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Mort HeiligDirector

Cast

Christopher MitchumChristopher MitchumCreation
Marta KristenMarta KristenHumanity
Jim MalindaJim MalindaDestruction

Director

Mort Heilig

Writer

Mort Heilig

Release date

1 Sept 1973

Runtime

1h 40m

Studio

Communication Design

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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