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The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief

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Comedy
📜 Overview: Director Maurizio Nichetti is invited on TV to introduce a screening of his neo-realist classic 'The Icicle Thief'. He is horrified to discover that his black-and-white tale of life in poverty is constantly interrupted by garish color commercials, and even more horrified when a power cut in the studio causes film and commercials to mix up – a glamorous model finds herself in the arms of an unemployed pauper, while his wife finds herself in consumers' heaven. Nichetti has to break into the film to try to sort everything out.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Italian
📆 Date Released: 1989-02-16
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.3

Beloved Cast

Maurizio Nichetti original image
Self / Antonio Piermattei
Maurizio Nichetti
Caterina Sylos Labini original image
Maria Piermattei
Caterina Sylos Labini
Federico Rizzo original image
Bruno Piermattei
Federico Rizzo
Renato Scarpa original image
Don Italo
Renato Scarpa
Heidi Komarek original image
Modella
Heidi Komarek
Carlina Torta original image
Telespettatrice
Carlina Torta
Massimo Sacilotto original image
Telespettatore
Massimo Sacilotto
Claudio G. Fava original image
Critico
Claudio G. Fava
Lella Costa original image
Segretaria TV
Lella Costa
Marco Zannoni original image
Tecnico TV
Marco Zannoni
Anna Maria Torniai original image
Sarta TV
Anna Maria Torniai
Clara Droetto original image
Truccatrice TV
Clara Droetto
Ernesto Calindri original image
Self
Ernesto Calindri
Matteo Auguardi original image
Paolo Piermattei
Matteo Auguardi
Salvatore Landolina original image
Brigadiere
Salvatore Landolina
Gero Caldarelli original image
Capocomico
Gero Caldarelli
Fabrizio Fontana original image
Ciclista
Fabrizio Fontana
Stefania Carbone original image
Amica
Stefania Carbone
Stefania Maggio original image
Amica
Stefania Maggio
Claudia Pogliotti original image
Amica
Claudia Pogliotti
Pierluigi Pelitti original image
Funzionario collocamento
Pierluigi Pelitti
Enrico Grazioli original image
Caporeparto
Enrico Grazioli
Bruno Moretti original image
Musicista
Bruno Moretti
Ettore Richello original image
Musicista
Ettore Richello
Carlo Sola original image
Musicista
Carlo Sola

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