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Horse Fever
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. Penniless and cuckolded, Mandrake decides to make one last bet.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1976-10-29
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
366
Vote Average
7.346
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Gigi Proietti
Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
Enrico Montesano
Armando "Er Pomata" Pellicci
Catherine Spaak
Gabriella
Mario Carotenuto
De Marchis
Francesco De Rosa
Felice Roversi
Maria Teresa Albani
Fortune-teller
Gigi Ballista
Count Dallara
Nikki Gentile
Mafalda
Adolfo Celi
President of the Court
Ennio Antonelli
Otello "Manzotin" Rinaldi
Luciano Bonanni
Male Nurse
Aristide Caporale
Augustarello
Gianfranco Cardinali
Count Dallara's Assistant
Giuseppe Castellano
Stelvio Mazza
Fernando Cerulli
Commercial Director
Marina Confalone
Giuliana Pellicci
Nerina Montagnani
Er Pomata's Grandmother
Elena Magoia
Renzo Ozzano
Jean-Louis Rossini
Fulvio Pellegrino
Car Driver Fined by Mandrake
Marisa Traversi
De Marchis' Wife
Valentino Simeoni
Bleky
Pietro Zardini
Giancarlo Gregorini
Spartaco "Er Ventresca" (uncredited)
Aldo Formisano
Train Controller (uncredited)
Alberto Giubilo
Horse Race Commentator (uncredited)
Umberto Amambrini
Man in Betting Room (uncredited)
Antonio Spinnato
Man in Betting Room (uncredited)
Giulio Massimini
Man in Betting Room (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
Man in Betting Room (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
Woman in Betting Room (uncredited)
Nancy Lecchini
Woman in Betting Room (uncredited)
Eleonora Marchianti
Woman in Betting Room (uncredited)
Luciano Foti
Count Dallara's Friend (uncredited)
Lanfranco Spinola
Count Dallara's Friend (uncredited)
Azzolino Carrega
Count Dallara's Friend (uncredited)
Rossana Canghiari
Fashion Model (uncredited)
Mario Pascucci
Associate Judge (uncredited)
Vittorio Ripamonti
Associate Judge (uncredited)
Giuseppe Namio
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Aldo Valletti
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Vezio Natili
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Lina Franchi
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Alvaro Tei
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Angelo Boscariol
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Pupita Lea Scuderoni
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Franca Scagnetti
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Maurizio Streccioni
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Luciano Zanussi
Hippodrome Spectator (uncredited)
Mario Castaldi
Hippodrome Spectator (uncredited)
Bruno Bertocci
Tribunal Guard (uncredited)
Domenico Demitri
Commercial Actor (uncredited)
Sergio Silveri
(uncredited)
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