Marcel Pagnol on THE BAKER’S WIFE
The Baker’s Wife • 5m 37s
Writer-director Marcel Pagnol recorded the following brief introduction to THE BAKER’S WIFE, in which he discusses the development and casting of the film, in 1967.
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