The Magic of the Kite
The Magic of the Kite

The Magic of the Kite

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1958
1h 22m
7.2(5 votes)
Family
Adventure

Overview

Come fly with Peter and Nicole and the Chinese wizard on an exciting adventure to the ends of the earth.

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23 members
Acting

Patrick de Bardine

Pierrot

Patrick de Bardine
Acting

Sylviane Rozenberg

Nicole

Sylviane Rozenberg
Acting

Gérard Szymanski

Bébert

Gérard Szymanski
Acting

Gabrielle Fontan

the concierge

Gabrielle Fontan
Acting

Guy Delorme

the fire brigade sergeant

Guy Delorme
Directing

Tian Xie

antique shopkeeper

Tian Xie
Acting

Jacques Faburel

Lajoie

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Alain Astié

Jolivar

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Henri Blanchar

Lévêque

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Acting

Georges Desplaces

Fontana

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Acting

Raphaël Hassan

Nono

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Claude Bougis

Claude

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Annie Noël

the Lady

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Charles Vissières

the oldman

Charles Vissières
Acting

Claire Gérard

gossip

Claire Gérard
Acting

Chunhua Zhang

Monkey King

Chunhua Zhang
Acting

Mingqin Cheng

Xuexin Wang

Mingqin Cheng
Acting

Jiyun Yin

Meiying Wu

Jiyun Yin
Acting

Peng Lu

Wen Li

Peng Lu
Acting

Weimin Hua

Peiqin Zhou

Weimin Hua
Acting

Diwang Yuan

Lin Lin

Diwang Yuan
Acting

Xiangsheng Liu

Xiaoqing Song

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Jacques Kubista

Unknown Role

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