Volpone
Dec 01 2004
•2h 30m
•Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A Venetian swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends".
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Gérard Depardieu
Volpone
Daniel Prévost
Mosca
Gérard Jugnot
Grappione
Robert Hirsch
Seco
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