
The Fifth Wheel(2013)
The life of a working-class boy in Rome through the '70s and '80s, choosing his own path with his friends and family.



Adriano Celentano
Cainazzo

Enzo Cerusico
Romolo Marcelli

Marilù Tolo
The Countess

Luisa De Santis
Pregnant Woman

Glauco Onorato
Zampino

Fulvio Mingozzi
Man at Debate

Carla Tatò
The Widow

Sergio Graziani
Baron Tranzunto
Germano Altomanni

Salvatore Baccaro
Garafino
The Five Days is a comedy, drama, history film released in 1973. Directed by Dario Argento, it stars Adriano Celentano, Enzo Cerusico, Marilù Tolo. In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.
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