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Accattone
The Poor Man's "Dolce Vita"
Genres
Drama
Overview
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
117 min
Release Date
1961-09-25
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
487
Vote Average
7.749
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Franco Citti
Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi
Franca Pasut
Stella
Silvana Corsini
Maddalena
Paola Guidi
Ascenza
Adriana Asti
Amore
Luciano Conti
Il Moicano
Luciano Gonini
Piede d'Oro
Renato Capogna
Il Capogna
Alfredo Leggi
Pupo Biondo
Galeazzo Riccardi
Il Cipolla
Leonardo Muraglia
Mommoletto
Giuseppe Ristagno
Peppe il Folle
Roberto Giovannoni
Il Tedesco
Mario Cipriani
Balilla
Roberto Scaringella
Cartagine
Silvio Citti
Sabino
Giovanni Orgitano
Lo Scucchia
Piero Morgia
Pio
Umberto Bevilacqua
Salvatore
Franco Bevilacqua
Franco
Amerigo Bevilacqua
Amerigo
Sergio Fioravanti
Gennarino
Adele Cambria
Nannina
Adriano Mazzelli
Il Cliente di Amore
Mario Castiglione
Mario
Dino Frondi
Dino
Tommaso Nuovo
Tommaso
Romolo Orazi
Suocero di Accattone
Massimo Cacciafeste
Cognato di Accattone
Francesco Orazi
Il Burino
Mario Guerani
Il Commissario
Stefano D'Arrigo
Il Giudice Istruttore
Enrico Fioravanti
Primo Agente
Nino Russo
Secondo Agente
Edgardo Siroli
Primo Farlocco
Renato Terra
Secondo Farlocco
Emanuele Di Bari
Sor Pietro
Franco Marucci
Franco
Carlo Sardoni
Carlo
Adriana Moneta
Margheritona
Polidor
Becchino
Danilo Alleva
Iaio
Sergio Citti
Il Cameriere
Elsa Morante
Una Detenuta
Gabriele Baldini
Intellettuale (uncredited)
Franco Venditti
Ragazzo (uncredited)
Luisa Loiano
Amica prostituta nel ristorante
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