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Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-01-17
71%
125 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
Overview:
Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies: 
Compañía de Aventuras Comerciales
Movie: Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
Top 10 Billed Cast
Manuel Alexandre
Paquito
Rafael Alonso
Mayor
Aurora Bautista
La Padington
Arturo Bonín
Bruno
Alberto Bové
Pedro
Paco Cambres
Don Alonso - The Medical Doctor
Cassen
Priest
Violeta Cela
La Mercedes
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Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.
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1989-01-17
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