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The Story of a Poor Young Man
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Title: The Story of a Poor Young Man

Release Date: 29 Sep 1995

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Drama

Director: Mass Film, Studio El, Matopigia, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Les Films Alain Sarde, RAI

Production Companies: Mass Film, Studio El, Matopigia, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Les Films Alain Sarde, RAI

Overview: Two neighbors, young Vincenzo and old Mr. Bartoloni, are utterly unhappy. On the one hand Vincenzo must lead a miserable and frustrating life as he cannot find any regular job, despite his Arts degree. On the other hand, Mr. Bartoloni is fed up with his despotic wife: the woman who used to be a beautiful artist is now a fat and shabby drunkard. The two men meet on a particularly sad night and, during an outburst Mr. Bartoloni asks Vincenzo to help him to get rid of his wife by simulating an accident with the promise of a considerable amount of money. At night Vincenzo can't sleep: Mr. Bartoloni wasn't joking and he is in a desperate need for money...

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Average Vote: 6.633 (30 votes)

Cast

  • Vincenzo Persico: Rolando Ravello
  • Sostituto Procuratore Moscati: André Dussollier
  • Bartoloni: Alberto Sordi
  • Andreina: Isabella Ferrari
  • Sig. Pieralisi: Mario Carotenuto
  • Avvocato Cantini: Renato De Carmine
  • Assistente Moscati: Gianfelice Imparato
  • Madre di Vincenzo: Sara Franchetti
  • Karline: Aida Billarelli
  • Ananas: Nathalie Caldonazzo
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