Manolesta

Film
Manolesta
Directed byPasquale Festa Campanile
Screenplay byOttavio Jemma
Story byOttavio Jemma
Enrico Oldoini
Produced byAurelio De Laurentiis
Luigi De Laurentiis
StarringTomas Milian
Giovanna Ralli
CinematographyGiancarlo Ferrando
Edited byAmedeo Salfa
Music byDetto Mariano
LanguageItalian

Manolesta is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.[1][2]

Plot

Gino Quirino aka Manolesta, a thief and a con man, lives on a barge anchored on the Tiber with Bruno, his young son. Gino ends up in the crosshairs of the social worker Dr. Angela De Maria, and he is forced to find an honest job.

Cast

  • Tomas Milian as Gino Quirino
  • Giovanna Ralli as Dr. Angela De Maria
  • Paco Fabrini as Bruno
  • Armando Pugliese as Rosario
  • Adriana Russo as Angela
  • Clara Colosimo as the social worker
  • Massimo Pittarello as Mammola
  • Tom Felleghy as the judge
  • Nello Pazzafini as the Atac's driver
  • Ennio Antonelli as the bricklayer

References

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
  2. ^ Andrea Pergolari. Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile. Firenze libri, 2002.
  • Manolesta at IMDb


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