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Documentary backdrop image for Am Stein (1997)

1997109 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Am Stein

1997109 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Farmers in the Austrian Alps face the challenges of rural life and changing agricultural practices in this 1997 documentary.

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Othmar Schmiderer

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Farmers in the Austrian Alps face the challenges of rural life and changing agricultural practices in this 1997 documentary.

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Othmar Schmidererdirector

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Othmar Schmidererwriter

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Documentary about farmers in the Austrian Alps.

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