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The Wedding of Palo
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The Wedding of Palo

Mar 5, 1934
1h 19m
★ 5.0

Overview

The movie tells of the contest between two rivals for the love of an Inuk woman. The forces of nature will decide the winner.

Genres

History
Drama

Production Companies

Palladium

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Cast

Thorvald Stauning

Introduktion

Thorvald Stauning

Herluf Zahle

Himself, Danish Envoy in Germany

Herluf Zahle