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Ballata da un miliardo

  • 1967
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Ballata da un miliardo (1967)

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  • Director
    • Gianni Puccini
  • Writers
    • Walter Navarro
    • Bernardo Bertolucci
    • Bruno Baratti
  • Stars
    • Ray Danton
    • Gianna Serra
    • Jacques Herlin
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    16
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    • Director
      • Gianni Puccini
    • Writers
      • Walter Navarro
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
      • Bruno Baratti
    • Stars
      • Ray Danton
      • Gianna Serra
      • Jacques Herlin
    • 1User review
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    Ray Danton
    Ray Danton
    • Big Joe Martin
    Gianna Serra
    • Monica Di Stefano
    Jacques Herlin
    Jacques Herlin
    Aldo Berti
    Aldo Berti
    Paul Muller
    Paul Muller
    Aldo Bufi Landi
    Kitty Swan
    Kitty Swan
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    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
      Carlo Pisacane
      Carlo Pisacane
      Umberto Spadaro
      Umberto Spadaro
      Nino Vingelli
      Nino Vingelli
      Clara Bron
      Maria Pia Conte
      Maria Pia Conte
      Alfredo Marchetti
      Renato Terra
      Renato Terra
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        Vincenzo Falanga
        Valentino Macchi
        • Director
          • Gianni Puccini
        • Writers
          • Walter Navarro
          • Bernardo Bertolucci
          • Bruno Baratti
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          Italian censorship visa # 48362 delivered on 11-2-1967.

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        8/10

        goofy Italian crime farce, with Ray Danton in great form!

        The title of the English language TV print I watched of this film is HOW TO WIN A BILLION...AND GET AWAY WITH IT. Imagine a cross between THE GANG THAT COULDN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT and OCEAN'S ELEVEN, if it had starred the Bowery Boys instead of the Rat Pack, and maybe you'll have some idea about this goofy 60s Italian crime farce. Ray Danton plays both an aging crime boss AND his playboy-wannabe son, and he's very funny in both roles. And thankfully Danton himself--a man with a fine voice--dubs both voices. This is lowbrow comedy on a Franco and Ciccio or Bowery Boys level, and what holds the film together is the charm and wit of Ray Danton, spoofing the tough-guy roles he played in so many earlier films. No great analysis is needed of a film such as this--if you want a dubbed Italian slapstick crime comedy starring a fine American tough-guy actor who did a number of good films during his European sojourn, then you'll want to find a copy of this obscure film. My copy was taped off a UHF station in the 1980's. Why there isn't a cable network specializing in European genre films, I don't know, but until there is, I wouldn't hold my breath expecting to see this on television.
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        • Nov 1, 2004
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        • Release date
          • March 2, 1967 (Italy)
        • Country of origin
          • Italy
        • Language
          • Italian
        • Also known as
          • How to Win a Billion... and Get Away with It
        • Production company
          • Telecineproduzione Augusta
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 29 minutes
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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