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Mask of Dust is a British film of genre Drama directed by Terence Fisher released in USA on 10 december 1954 with Richard Conte
Mask of Dust (1954)
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Add to a movie listMask of Dust , released in the United States as A Race for Life, is a 1954 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Richard Conte and Mari Aldon.
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A freestyle racing driver must choose between his love for racing, and his wife. His friends's accident will help him to choose, and his loyal ways will get him a new friend - his main rival...Actors
Richard Conte
(Peter Wells)
Mari Aldon
(Patricia Wells)
Peter Illing
(Tony Bellario)
Alec Mango
(Guido Rosetti)
George Coulouris
('Pic' Dallapiccola)
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