| Il profeta | |
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| Directed by | Dino Risi |
| Written by | Ruggero Maccari Ettore Scola Dino Risi |
| Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori |
| Starring | Vittorio Gassman Ann-Margret |
| Cinematography | Alessandro D'Eva |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Il profeta (internationally released as Mr. Kinky and The Prophet) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. [1]
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