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" film directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starring

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and Susanna Martinková.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodbuster Edizioni, 2012. .

Cast

as Giorgio * Susanna Martinková as Livia *

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as Himself * Nino Taranto as Filippo Leccisi former professor *

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as Tilde, Filippo's wife *

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as Livia's mother * Riccardo Garrone as Livia's father *

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as Undertaker's establishment owner *

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as Mine owner *

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as House-painter *

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as Scandini *

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as Barman * Umberto Raho as Dr. Scholler *

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as Assistant of engineer *

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as Hotel concierge *

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as Male nurse

Locations

Entire shooting in

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and even in Rome Cavalieri Hilton, location very often used in italians movies in decade '60-'70, the plot have request a fake Kenian set in a mine gallery.

References

External links

* Musicarelli 1969 musical comedy films Films directed by Aldo Grimaldi Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli 1969 films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{musical-comedy-film-stub