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August Vacation
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Title: August Vacation

Release Date: 5 Apr 1996

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Production Companies: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Overview: Like every August, journalist Sandro, his family and acquaintances vacation on the island of Ventotene. This time, however, they find out the house next door has been rented to a lower middle class family, whose crass nature and values soon clash with their own intellectual and progressive background.

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Average Vote: 6.784 (134 votes)

Cast

  • Sandro Molino: Silvio Orlando
  • Marisa: Sabrina Ferilli
  • Ruggero Mazzalupi: Ennio Fantastichini
  • Cecilia Sarcoli: Laura Morante
  • Francesca: Antonella Ponziani
  • Marcello: Piero Natoli
  • Luciana Mazzalupi: Paola Tiziana Cruciani
  • Roberto: Gigio Alberti
  • Mauro Santucci: Silvio Vannucci
  • Brigadiere: Rocco Papaleo
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