| Spaghetti a mezzanotte | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti | |
| Directed by | Sergio Martino |
| Written by | Sergio Martino |
| Produced by | Luigi Borghese |
| Starring | Lino Banfi Barbara Bouchet |
| Music by | Detto Mariano |
| Distributed by | Medusa Produzione |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 min. |
| Language | Italian |
Spaghetti a mezzanotte, a.k.a. Spaghetti at Midnight, is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino. [1]
In 1980s Asti, Italy, a lawyer with a cheating wife and dangerous lover has to deal with a Mafia boss who demands his services with a gunman who tries in vain to hide at his villa.
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