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La cambiale(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-11-19
66%
45 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as recognition for Tommaso a bill of one hundred thousand lire from the famous financier Bruscatelli, who ends up in prison immediately afterwards.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Jolly Film
Movie: La cambiale
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Michele
Ugo Tognazzi
Alfredo Balzarini
Totò
Cesare Posalaquaglia
Sylva Koscina
Odette Mercury
Giorgia Moll
Maria
Peppino De Filippo
Peppino Posalaquaglia
Erminio Macario
Tommaso
Raimondo Vianello
Olimpio
Paolo Ferrari
Ottavio
Aroldo Tieri
Commendator Pierluigi Bruscatelli
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The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as recognition for Tommaso a bill of one hundred thousand lire from the famous financier Bruscatelli, who ends up in prison immediately afterwards.
Release Date
1959-11-19
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