''Tiro al piccione'' (internationally released as ''Pigeon Shoot'' and ''Pigeon Shooting'') is a
1961
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Italian
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drama film
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. It represents the directorial debut film of
Giuliano Montaldo
Giuliano Montaldo (born 22 February 1930) is an Italian film director.
Biography
While he was still a young student, Montaldo was recruited by the director Carlo Lizzani for the role of leading actor in the film '' Achtung! Banditi!'' (1951). ...
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The film entered the competition at
Venice Film Festival
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in 1961.
Cast
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Jacques Charrier
Jacques Charrier (born 6 November 1936) is a French actor in both film and the theater, a film producer, and an artist in painting and ceramics. He was married to film actress Brigitte Bardot from 1959 to 1963.
Biography
In 1980 he returned to ...
: Marco Laudato
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Eleonora Rossi Drago
Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmira Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Italy, and had the leading role in '' Le amiche''. She appeared in ''Un maledetto imbr ...
: Anna
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Gastone Moschin
Gastone Moschin (8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Career
Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began ...
: Pasquini
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Francisco Rabal
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: Elia
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Franco Balducci
Franco Balducci (23 November 1922 – 7 June 2001) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 75 films between 1947 and 1978. He was born in Umbria, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) - Giacomo
* ''Tempesta su Pari ...
: Garrani
*Loris Bazzocchi: Giuliani
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Enzo Cerusico
Enzo Cerusico (22 October 1937 – 26 November 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1984.
Career in the United States
Cerusico's first role on American television was in a 1966 episode of ''I ...
: Pastorello
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Enrico Glori
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: Oratore fascista
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Sergio Fantoni
Sergio Fantoni (7 August 1930 – 17 April 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor and director.
Biography
Fantoni was born in Rome to the actor Cesare Fantoni. He began his career appearing in films, radio dramas, television and theatrical pro ...
: Nardi
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Carlo D'Angelo
Carlo D'Angelo (February 2, 1919 – June 9, 1973) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Milan, the son of a Neapolitan father and a Florentine mother, at 9 years old D'Angelo was part of the Voci Bianche choir at La Scala. ...
: Mattei
References
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1961 films
Italian drama films
Films directed by Giuliano Montaldo
Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
1961 drama films
1961 directorial debut films
1960s Italian films
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