Poor Millionaires (1959 film)

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Poor Millionaires
Poveri milionari.jpg
Directed by Dino Risi
Produced by Titanus
Cinematography Tonino Delli Colli
Music by Armando Trovajoli
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Poor Millionaires (Italian : Poveri milionari) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is the final chapter in the trilogy started with Poveri ma belli . [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Irene Mazzetti. I film di Dino Risi. Gremese.
  2. Valerio Caprara. Mordi e fuggi: la commedia secondo Dino Risi. Marsilio, 1993.
  3. Paolo D'Agostini, Dino Risi, Editrice Il castoro, 1995