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Ballad of the Nightingale

  • 19991999
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4.7/10
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Virginia Madsen and Maria Grazia Cucinotta in Ballad of the Nightingale (1999)
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A down-on-her luck prostitute embarks on a wild adventure that puts her in contact with the Mafia.A down-on-her luck prostitute embarks on a wild adventure that puts her in contact with the Mafia.A down-on-her luck prostitute embarks on a wild adventure that puts her in contact with the Mafia.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
139
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    • Guy Greville-Morris
    • Josephine Coyle
    • Rand Vossler
  • Stars
    • Virginia Madsen
    • Maria Grazia Cucinotta
    • Harry Dean Stanton
    • Guy Greville-Morris
    • Josephine Coyle
    • Rand Vossler
  • Stars
    • Virginia Madsen
    • Maria Grazia Cucinotta
    • Harry Dean Stanton
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    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Mo Lewis
    Maria Grazia Cucinotta
    Maria Grazia Cucinotta
    • Alina
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    • Jean-Paul
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Jimmy
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Uncle Frankie
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Arnie D'Angelo
    Vincent Riotta
    Vincent Riotta
    • Michael Wynn-Booth
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    Eddie Ebell
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    Leonard Termo
    Leonard Termo
    • Tony the Tank
    Mark Derwin
    Mark Derwin
    • Alan Blake
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
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    Erika Anderson
    Erika Anderson
    • Isadora Lamont
    Greg Baker
    Greg Baker
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    Philippe Bergeron
    Philippe Bergeron
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    Gregory Cascante
    Gregory Cascante
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    • Josie
    Stephen Halbert
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    Nicholas Kadi
    Nicholas Kadi
    • Zade
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      • Guy Greville-Morris
      • Josephine Coyle
      • Rand Vossler
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    for die-hard fans of Virginia Madsen only
    This movie is available in Europe in a dubbed Italian version. Apparently it was made during the Cannes film festival of 1997, so there were a few stars at hand. Virginia Madsen actually gives a wonderful performance as a feisty American prostitute who is on the French Riviera for some mob business. Her brother Michael has a small part as a mobster. Virginia Madsen is teamed with Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta who played the female lead in "Il postino". The two beautiful yet very different ladies would have made a formidable team had the script amounted to anything. Unfortunately the movie is extremely boring and does not amount to much. But all the scenes with Virginia Madsen are great. Character actors like Seymour Cassel and Harry Dean Stanton also have small parts, and there is another attractive woman who looks like Kate Jackson.
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      • May 7, 1999 (Italy)
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