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Inspector Montalbano
A sun-drenched, leisurely Sicilian detective series that blends gentle humour with quiet melancholy, inviting you to savour the local flavour and the slow unravelling of each case.
About Italian television series
Genres detective fiction, crime
Created by Andrea Camilleri
Starring Sonia Bergamasco, Luca Zingaretti, Katharina Böhm, Cesare Bocci, Roberto Nobile, Angelo Russo, Peppino Mazzotta, Lina Perned
Music Franco Piersanti
Length 15 seasons, 37 episodes, 100 min each
Network Rai 1, Rai 2
Country Italy
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