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Califano

Califano

20246.61h 40m

Overview

Twenty years in the life of "Il Califfo" Franco Califano, from the Rome of the Dolce Vita to the 1984 concert at the Teatro Parioli, through great musical successes, loves, falls, and comebacks.

Directed by Alessandro Angelini
Written by Franco Califano, Isabella Aguilar, Guido Iuculano
Produced by Marco Belardi, Alessandro Corsetti, Emanuele Cotumaccio
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Top Cast

Leo Gassmann

Leo Gassmann

Franco Califano

Giampiero De Concilio

Giampiero De Concilio

Antonello Mazzeo

Valeria Bono

Valeria Bono

Ornella Vanoni

Andrea Ceravolo

Andrea Ceravolo

Gianni Minà

Angelica Cinquantini

Angelica Cinquantini

Mita Medici

Angelo Donato Colombo

Angelo Donato Colombo

Francis Turatello

Jacopo Dragonetti

Jacopo Dragonetti

Edoardo Vianello

Andrea Dugoni

Andrea Dugoni

Alfredo Rossi

Rosa Palasciano

Rosa Palasciano

Jolanda

Antonio Perna

Antonio Perna

Elio

Themes & Keywords

biographysinger

About Califano

Califano is a tv movie, drama, music film released in 2024 exploring themes of biography, singer. Directed by Alessandro Angelini, it stars Leo Gassmann, Giampiero De Concilio, Valeria Bono. Twenty years in the life of "Il Califfo" Franco Califano, from the Rome of the Dolce Vita to the 1984 concert at the Teatro Parioli, through great musical successes, loves, falls, and comebacks.

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