Ante Up (film)

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Ante Up
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Directed by Paolo Nuzzi
Written byPaolo Nuzzi
Piero Chiara
Maria Pia Sollima
Produced by Leo Pescarolo
Starring Aldo Maccione
Cinematography Arturo Zavattini
Edited by Antonio Siciliano
Music by Franco Micalizzi
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 14 November 1974 (1974-11-14)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Ante Up (Italian : Il piatto piange) is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Nuzzi. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

Contents

Plot

During the Mussolini era some young people meet frequently. They exchange stories about recent events while playing cards. Between their meetings they have different kinds of adventures.

Cast

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References

  1. "Ante Up". Film Affinity. Retrieved 3 November 2019.