The Elusive Twelve

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The Elusive Twelve
L'inafferrabile 12 poster.JPG
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Directed by Mario Mattoli
Written byAlberto Alberti
Franco Bezzi
Mario Monicelli
Stefano Vanzina
Produced byNiccolò Theodoli
Starring Walter Chiari
Silvana Pampanini
Isa Barzizza
Cinematography Mario Albertelli
Aldo Tonti
Edited by Giuliana Attenni
Music by Pippo Barzizza
Production
company
Industrie Cinematografiche Sociali
Distributed by Titanus
Release date
  • 3 September 1950 (1950-09-03)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Elusive Twelve (Italian: L'inafferrabile 12) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Silvana Pampanini and Isa Barzizza. [1] It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It earned 400 million lira at the domestic box office. [2]

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Plot

When his wife gives birth to twin boys, her husband sends one to the orphanage as they already have eleven children and thirteen would be unlucky. The two boys grow up completely apart, one becoming a professional footballer for Juventus and the other an employee of the state lottery. Without meeting, the two now keep accidentally crossing paths. The second man is mistaken for the first man by his girlfriend, and ends up playing in a football match in place of his twin.

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References

  1. Gundle p.270
  2. Chiti & Poppi p.189

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