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The Machine That Kills Bad People | |
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Directed by | Roberto Rossellini |
Release date | 1952 |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The Machine That Kills Bad People (Italian : La Macchina ammazzacattivi) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Roberto Rossellini. A stranger claiming to be Sant' Andrea gives to the village photographer a magic camera with the power to destroy the wicked. When it becomes apparent that no one is immune the photographer turns the device on the giver, who is unmasked as a devil and forced to return everyone to life.
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