The Night of Tricks

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The Night of Tricks
Directed by Carlo Campogalliani
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Piero Pupilli
Edited by Ignazio Ferronetti
Music by Ettore Montanaro
Production
company
Iris Film
Distributed byGeneralcine
Release date
  • 11 December 1939 (1939-12-11)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

The Night of Tricks (Italian: La notte delle beffe) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Dria Paola and Maurizio D'Ancora. [1]

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It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nino Maccarones.

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  1. Moliterno p.10

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