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Valerie is a american film of genre Drama directed by Gerd Oswald released in USA on 1 august 1957 with Sterling Hayden
Valerie (1957)
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Add to a movie listValerie is a 1957 Western film starring Sterling Hayden, and Anita Ekberg and Anthony Steel, who were married at the time. It was their only film together
Synopsis
Rancher John Garth is arrested for critically wounding his wife Valerie and killing her parents. During the trial, we flashback to the lead up to the incident.Actors
Sterling Hayden
(John Garth)
Anita Ekberg
(Valerie Horvat)
Anthony Steel
(Reverend Steven Blake)
Stanley Adams
(Dr. Jackson)
Malcolm Atterbury
(Sheriff)
John Dierkes
(Bartender)
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