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The Bad Poet
Genres
HistoryDrama
Overview
1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
$0
Runtime
106 min
Release Date
2021-05-20
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
138
Vote Average
6.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sergio Castellitto
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Francesco Patanè
Giovanni Comini
Tommaso Ragno
Giancarlo Maroni
Clotilde Courau
Amélie Mazoyer
Fausto Russo Alesi
Achille Starace
Massimiliano Rossi
Commissario Rizzo
Elena Bucci
Luisa Baccara
Lidiya Liberman
Lina
Janina Rudenska
Emy Heufler
Lino Musella
Carletto
Paolo Graziosi
Giovanni's father
Antonio Piovanelli
General Noseda
Marcello Romolo
Giuseppe Cobolli Gigli
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