Manolesta

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Manolesta
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Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
Screenplay by Ottavio Jemma
Story byOttavio Jemma
Enrico Oldoini
Produced by Aurelio De Laurentiis
Luigi De Laurentiis
Starring Tomas Milian
Giovanna Ralli
Cinematography Giancarlo Ferrando
Edited byAmedeo Salfa
Music by Detto Mariano
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
LanguageItalian

Manolesta is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. [1] [2]

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Plot

Gino Quirino aka Manolesta, a thief and a con man, lives on a barge anchored on the Tiber with Bruno, his young son. Gino ends up in the crosshairs of the social worker Dr. Angela De Maria, and he is forced to find an honest job.

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References

  1. Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN   887742429X.
  2. Andrea Pergolari. Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile. Firenze libri, 2002.