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Why(1971)
Status: Released
Date: 1971-10-27
72%
87 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Overview:
Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Switzerland, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Documento Film
Movie: Why
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alberto Sordi
Giuseppe Di Noi
Elga Andersen
Ingrid
Andrea Aureli
Guardia
Nazzareno Natale
Saverio Guardascione
Michele Gammino
Don Paolo
Lino Banfi
Direttore del carcere di Sagunto
Tano Cimarosa
Agente del carcere di Sagunto
Silvio Spaccesi
Maresciallo carcere di Sagunto
Giovanni Pallavicino
Brigadiere Saporito del carcere di Sagunto
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Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Switzerland, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?
Release Date
1971-10-27
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