Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Oct 01 1981
•2h 56m
•Drama
The son of the owner of a large Italian cheese factory is kidnapped, but as the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy the owner hatches a plan to use the ransom money as reinvestment in the factory.
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Ugo Tognazzi
Primo Spaggiari
Anouk Aimée
Barbara Spaggiari
Laura Morante
Laura
Victor Cavallo
Adelfo
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