Where's Picone?
Jan 12 1984
•2h 2m
•Comedy
During a debate in Naples' town hall in the early 1980s, Pasquale Picone, a former steel-worker who has recently lost his job, sets himself on fire in front of the Municipal Council.
Cast
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Giancarlo Giannini
Salvatore Cannavacciuolo
Lina Sastri
Luciella Picone
Aldo Giuffrè
Cocò
Leo Gullotta
Sgueglia
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