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The Dark Wave is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Jean Negulesco released in USA on 1 june 1956 with Charles Bickford

The Dark Wave (1956)

The Dark Wave
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Released in USA 1 june 1956
Length 23minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA

The Dark Wave is a 1956 American short documentary film directed by Jean Negulesco about a young girl with severe epilepsy. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Documentary Short and the other for Best Two-Reel Short.

The short stars Charles Bickford and features Nancy Davis, the actress who would later become First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan.

Actors

Charles Bickford
Cornell Borchers
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