The Employee

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The Employee
L'impiegato.jpg
Directed by Gianni Puccini
Produced by Tonino Cervi
Alessandro Jacovoni
Starring Nino Manfredi
Cinematography Carlo Di Palma
Edited by Nino Baragli
Music by Piero Piccioni
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Employee (Italian : L'impiegato) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. The film is loosely inspired by The Secret Life of Walter Mitty . [1] [2]

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