''Commissariato di notturna'' is a 1974
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comedy film
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It was one of the few films that tried to mix the classical
commedia all'italiana
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with the ''
poliziottesco
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Cast
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Rosanna Schiaffino
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She was born in Genoa, Liguria to a well-off family. Her mot ...
: Sonia
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Gastone Moschin
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Career
Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began hi ...
: Commissario Emiliano Borghini
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George Ardisson
Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson (31 December 1931 – 11 December 2014), was an Italian actor.
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Born in Turin, Ardisson debuted in a minor role in Mauro Bolognini's 1959 film ''Arrangiatevi!''. After several ...
: Amedeo Furlan aka il Laureando
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Antonio Casagrande
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: Gennarino
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Emma Danieli
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Born in Curtatone, Mantua, Danieli started her career at very young age as an actress of commercials. After win ...
: Lucia Bencivenga
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Giacomo Furia: brigadiere Santini
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Gisela Hahn
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* ''The Merry Wives of Tyrol'' (1964) - Reni
* ''In Bed by Eight'' ...
: donna tedesca
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Leopoldo Trieste
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Trieste was born in Reggio Calabria. He worked with directors such as Pietro Germi, Francis Ford Coppola, Giuseppe Tornatore, Mario Bava, ...
: Brigadiere Spanò
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Liana Trouche
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: Luisa, moglie di Borghini
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Mario Valdemarin
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: Ferrari
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Maurice Ronet
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Maurice Ronet was born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet in Nice, Alpes Maritimes. He was the only child of professional stage actors Émile Rob ...
: Vittorio Cazzaniga
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Luciano Salce
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: On. Luigi Colacioppi
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Carlo Giuffrè
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Giuffrè was born in Naples, Italy and was the brothe ...
: Antonio Carnevale aka Teodoro
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Annie Cordy
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: Pupa
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Aldo Bufi Landi
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* '' Malaspina'' (1947)
* '' Madunnella'' (1948)
* '' Assunta Spina'' (1948)
* ''L ...
: Appuntato
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Jean Lefebvre
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: Dindino
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Michele Gammino
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Born in Rome to parents who originated from Palermo, Gammino began his career during the early 1970s. For his work on Italian television, Gammino ...
: Brigadiere Frascà
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Piero Gerlini
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: Monsignor Guidardini
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Roger Coggio
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* '' Be ...
: Cristoforo
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Ada Pometti
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Life and career
Born Nunzia Agata Pometti in Catania, Sicily, she graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and she worked at the Teatro ...
: Anna Maria, Gennarino's daughter
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Nerina Montagnani
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Born in Maranello, Modena, Montagnani graduated as a teacher. Starting in 1918 she worked as a governess and a gardener in many noble hous ...
: Old woman in black
References
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1974 films
Italian crime comedy films
Poliziotteschi films
1970s crime comedy films
Films directed by Guido Leoni
1974 comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
1970s Italian films
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