The Amazon Head Hunters
Trailer: The Amazon Head Hunters
Year: 1932
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Compagnie Universelle Cinématographique (CUC)
Director: Marquis de Wavrin
Cast: Marquis de Wavrin, Fred Shields
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