La Commare Secca
Aug 27 1962
•2h 31m
•Mystery, Drama, Crime
Roman police detectives interrogate a series of potential perpetrators in their struggle to determine whom to arrest for the brutal murder of a beautiful prostitute whose body is discovered in a park on the day of a torrential rainstorm. One by one, the prime suspects -- girl-crazy teenager Nino, pickpocket Canticchia, a soldier on leave, a tourist and a pimp -- recount the events of the day to the police, each insisting he is innocent.
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Carlotta Barilli
Serenella
Lorenza Benedetti
Milly
Clorinda Celani
Soraya
Vincenzo Ciccora
Mayor
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