

Horse Fever
1976-10-29 · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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.
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- Steno
- Production companies
- Primex
- Countries
- Italy
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Gigi ProiettiBruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
Enrico MontesanoArmando "Er Pomata" Pellicci
Catherine SpaakGabriella
Mario CarotenutoDe Marchis
Francesco De RosaFelice Roversi
Maria Teresa AlbaniFortune-teller
Gigi BallistaCount Dallara
Adolfo CeliPresident of the Court
Ennio AntonelliOtello "Manzotin" Rinaldi
Luciano BonanniMale Nurse
Aristide CaporaleAugustarello
Gianfranco CardinaliCount Dallara's Assistant
Giuseppe CastellanoStelvio Mazza
Fernando CerulliCommercial Director
Marina ConfaloneGiuliana Pellicci
Nerina MontagnaniEr Pomata's Grandmother
Elena Magoia
Renzo OzzanoJean-Louis Rossini
Fulvio PellegrinoCar Driver Fined by MandrakeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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