It Happened in the Penitentiary(1955)
A prison warden keeps a diary in which he writes about the convicts he meets and their lives.
Movie: It Happened in the Penitentiary
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Cesare Cantelli
Giulio Parmitoni
Mara
Walter Polacchi
Peppino
Professor Zaccanti
Mario
Riccardo
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