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A Boy from Calabria

Sep 11, 1987 · 1h 48m
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Drama

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Set in 1960, the year of the Rome Olympics, a 13 year-old boy with aspirations to become an athlete befriends an ageing, disabled bus driver who understands his ambitions.

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CAST

Gian Maria Volonté
Felice
Diego Abatantuono
Nicola Sileca
Thérèse Liotard
Mariuccia Sileca
Santo Polimeno
Domenico 'Mimì' Sileca
Giada Desideri
Crisolinda
Enzo Ruoti
Autista Fiat 600
Jacques Peyrac
Barista
Jean-René Masrevery
Preside
Directed by Luigi Comencini

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Status
Released
Original language
IT
Budget
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Production
Italian International Film, U.P. Schermo Video, Carthago Films, Canal+, RAI, Dolly Cinematografica
Country
IT
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