The Basilisks
Sep 02 1963
•1h 25m
•Drama, Comedy
The uneventful lives of three young men who live in a small, poverty-stricken village in southern Italy.
Cast
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Stefano Satta Flores
Francesco
Antonio Petruzzi
Antonio
Rosanna Santoro
Anna
Sergio Ferranino
Sergio
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