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The Icicle Thief
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Director Maurizio Nichetti is invited on TV to introduce a screening of his neo-realist classic 'The Icicle Thief'. He is horrified to discover that his black-and-white tale of life in poverty is constantly interrupted by garish color commercials, and even more horrified when a power cut in the studio causes film and commercials to mix up – a glamorous model finds herself in the arms of an unemployed pauper, while his wife finds herself in consumers' heaven. Nichetti has to break into the film to try to sort everything out.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1989-02-16
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
33
Vote Average
7.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Maurizio Nichetti
Self / Antonio Piermattei
Caterina Sylos Labini
Maria Piermattei
Federico Rizzo
Bruno Piermattei
Renato Scarpa
Don Italo
Heidi Komarek
Modella
Carlina Torta
Telespettatrice
Massimo Sacilotto
Telespettatore
Claudio G. Fava
Critico
Lella Costa
Segretaria TV
Marco Zannoni
Tecnico TV
Anna Maria Torniai
Sarta TV
Clara Droetto
Truccatrice TV
Ernesto Calindri
Self
Matteo Auguardi
Paolo Piermattei
Salvatore Landolina
Brigadiere
Gero Caldarelli
Capocomico
Fabrizio Fontana
Ciclista
Stefania Carbone
Amica
Stefania Maggio
Amica
Claudia Pogliotti
Amica
Pierluigi Pelitti
Funzionario collocamento
Enrico Grazioli
Caporeparto
Bruno Moretti
Musicista
Ettore Richello
Musicista
Carlo Sola
Musicista
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