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About 1958 film by Mario Monicelli
Genres drama, comedy, heist
Directed by Mario Monicelli
Written by Mario Monicelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Renato Salvatori, Furio Scarpelli
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio Gassman, Totò, Carla Gravina, Renato Salvatori, Gustavo Serena, Tiberio Murgia
Music Piero Umiliani
Runtime 101 min
Country Italy
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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