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Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)
La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo (original title)

PG  116 min  -  Drama   -  1 October 1981 (Italy)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ugo Tognazzi Ugo Tognazzi ...
Primo Spaggiari
Anouk Aimée ...
Barbara Spaggiari (as Anouk Aimee)
Laura Morante ...
Laura
Victor Cavallo Victor Cavallo ...
Adelfo
Olimpia Carlisi Olimpia Carlisi ...
Chiromant
Ricky Tognazzi Ricky Tognazzi ...
Giovanni Spaggiari (as Riccardo Tognazzi)
Gianni Migliavacca Gianni Migliavacca
Margherita Chiari Margherita Chiari ...
Maid
Ennio Ferrari Ennio Ferrari
Gaetano Ferrari Gaetano Ferrari ...
Guard
Franco Trevisi
Pietro Longari Ponzoni Pietro Longari Ponzoni
Vittorio Caprioli Vittorio Caprioli ...
Marshal
Renato Salvatori Renato Salvatori ...
Colonel
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Storyline

The son of the owner of a large Italian cheese factory is kidnapped, but as the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy the owner hatches a plan to use the ransom money as reinvestment in the factory. Written by Tony Bowden <tony@tmtm.com>  

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Ransom | Cheese | Cult Director | Gun | Singing  | See more »

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

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Also Known As:

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Mono

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Color (Technicolor)
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Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 76653 delivered on 25-5-1981. See more »

Soundtracks

"Rock'n Roll Is Good For The Soul"
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