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La cambiale

La cambiale

19596.61h 45m

Overview

The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as recognition for Tommaso a bill of one hundred thousand lire from the famous financier Bruscatelli, who ends up in prison immediately afterwards.

Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
Written by Luigi Magni, Roberto Gianviti, Manlio Scarpelli
Produced by Giorgio Papi, Arrigo Colombo
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Top Cast

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Michele

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi

Alfredo Balzarini

Totò

Totò

Cesare Posalaquaglia

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Odette Mercury

Giorgia Moll

Giorgia Moll

Maria

Peppino De Filippo

Peppino De Filippo

Peppino Posalaquaglia

Erminio Macario

Erminio Macario

Tommaso

Raimondo Vianello

Raimondo Vianello

Olimpio

Paolo Ferrari

Paolo Ferrari

Ottavio

Aroldo Tieri

Aroldo Tieri

Commendator Pierluigi Bruscatelli

Themes & Keywords

con man

About La cambiale

La cambiale is a comedy film released in 1959 exploring themes of con man. Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque, it stars Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi, Totò. The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as recognition for Tommaso a bill of one hundred thousand lire from the famous financier Bruscatelli, who ends up in prison immediately afterwards.

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