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Atrocious Tales of Love and Death(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-04-12
62%
28 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
Overview:
Raphael, a restaurant mandolin player with a limp, a father to support, and a lot of debt, accepts a job offered by his friend, Giardino, to play a serenade under an apartment window at the behest of a mysterious blonde. As he’s playing, a man high up on a balcony is pushed to his death. Raffaele is compelled to conduct his own investigation and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a macabre secret...
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Irrigazione Cinematografica
Movie: Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marcello Mastroianni
Raffaele Capece
Ornella Muti
Lucia Navarro
Michel Piccoli
Victor Navarro
Zeudi Araya
Elizabeth
Capucine
Suor Angela
Peppino De Filippo
Natale Capece
Renato Pozzetto
Commissario Voghera
Peppe Barra
Giardino
Maria Pia Cafiero
Leopard Suit Woman (uncredited)
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Raphael, a restaurant mandolin player with a limp, a father to support, and a lot of debt, accepts a job offered by his friend, Giardino, to play a serenade under an apartment window at the behest of a mysterious blonde. As he’s playing, a man high up on a balcony is pushed to his death. Raffaele is compelled to conduct his own investigation and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a macabre secret...
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1979-04-12
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