It Happened in the Penitentiary
Oct 19 1955
•2h 31m
•Comedy
A prison warden keeps a diary in which he writes about the convicts he meets and their lives.
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Aldo Fabrizi
Cesare Cantelli
Alberto Sordi
Giulio Parmitoni
Mara Berni
Mara
Walter Chiari
Walter Polacchi
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