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The Beggar's Daughter (1950)

The Beggar's Daughter poster
Original title
La figlia del mendicante
Directed by
Carlo Campogalliani
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor girl struggles with difficult circumstances in historical Italy. Her life changes as she contends with love and hardship.

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What happens

The Beggar's Daughter (Italian: La figlia del mendicante) is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Paola Barbara, Franca Maj and Steve Barclay. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina Invernizio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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