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Eye of the Cat
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Eye of the Cat

1975-10-19 · 100 min · ★ 4.3

Comedy · Drama

Biting, sadistic satire punctuates this dark comedy about a feckless musician named Marcello Ferrari (Nino Manfredi) whose wife Giulia (Mariangela Melato) and kids are stolen away by the domineering, fascist madman Cesare (Eli Wallach).

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Directors
Alberto Bevilacqua
Production companies
Medusa Distribuzione
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nino ManfrediNino ManfrediMarcello Ferrari
Mariangela MelatoMariangela MelatoGiulia
Eli WallachEli WallachCesare
Mario ScacciaMario ScacciaSalomone Fioravanti
Enzo CannavaleEnzo CannavaleLolò
Franco ScandurraWilly il maggiordomo
Graziano Giustil'avvocato
Adriana InnocentiAdriana InnocentiIolanda Boccioni, moglie di Salomone
Ettore ManniEttore ManniUn amico di cesare
Cristina GaïoniCristina Gaïoniuna prostituta
Loredana BertèLoredana BertèProstitute
Erika BlancErika BlancMargot
Giuseppe MaffioliPadre Calducci
Rolf TasnaUn amico di Cesare
Alain NayaSuccessore di Padre Calducci
Francisco RabalFrancisco RabalEminenza
Gerline HellerLisa
Francesco AnniballiFrancesco AnniballiLavoratore del mattatoio
Bruno BertocciBruno Bertocciinvitato al matrimonio
Angelo BoscariolAngelo Boscarioluomo al funerale

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