''Cinderella '80'' () is a 1984 Italian
romantic comedy
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film directed by
Roberto Malenotti
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, based on the
fairy tale
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of
Cinderella
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.
It was both released as a film (120min length) and as a TV-miniseries (with 206min length).
Cast
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Bonnie Bianco
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Artistic life
Bianco began her career at the ...
as Cindy Cardone
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Pierre Cosso as Mizio/Prince Eugenio
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Adolfo Celi
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as Prince Gherardeschi
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Sylva Koscina
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as Princess Gherardeschi
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Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli (15 August 1921 – 2 October 1989) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 109 films between 1946 and 1990, mostly in French productions.
Biography
Caprioli was born in Naples. Having graduated fr ...
as Harry Cardone
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Sandra Milo
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as Marianne
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Kendal Kaldwell as Muriel Cardone
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Edy Angelillo as Carol Cardone
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Franco Caracciolo
Franco Caracciolo (29 March 1920 – 28 September 1999) was an Italian conductor.
Life
He was born in Bari in 1920. He studied piano and composing at the Conservatoire of S. Pietro a Majella in Naples, and conducting at the Accademia di Sant ...
as Egisto Gherardeschi
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Jean-René Lemoine
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His comedy ''Erzuli Dahomey, goddess of love'' received the SACD prize for French-language dramaturgy in 2009. It entered the repertoire of the Comédie- ...
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1984 films
1984 romantic comedy films
1980s teen comedy films
Films about royalty
Films based on Cinderella
Films set in New York City
Films set in Rome
Italian romantic comedy films
Italian coming-of-age comedy films
1980s teen romance films
Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
1980s coming-of-age comedy films
1980s Italian-language films
1980s Italian films
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