Up at the Villa(2000)
Superficial people are revealed and drastically changed by circumstance or luck in this a tale of death, seduction, blackmail and theft among British and Americans in Florence in the turbulent days just before World War II.
Movie: Up at the Villa
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Mary Panton
Rowley Flint
Princess San Ferdinando
Sir Edgar Swift
Lucky Leadbetter
Karl Richter
Colin Mackenzie
Harold Atkinson
Beppino Leopardi
Nina
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Superficial people are revealed and drastically changed by circumstance or luck in this a tale of death, seduction, blackmail and theft among British and Americans in Florence in the turbulent days just before World War II.
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2000-04-14
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5.2
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