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Horse Fever
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Horse Fever

1976-10-29 · 90 min · ★ 7.3

Comedy

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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Directors
Steno
Production companies
Primex
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

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Gigi ProiettiGigi ProiettiBruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
Enrico MontesanoEnrico MontesanoArmando "Er Pomata" Pellicci
Catherine SpaakCatherine SpaakGabriella
Mario CarotenutoMario CarotenutoDe Marchis
Francesco De RosaFrancesco De RosaFelice Roversi
Maria Teresa AlbaniMaria Teresa AlbaniFortune-teller
Gigi BallistaGigi BallistaCount Dallara
Nikki GentileMafalda
Adolfo CeliAdolfo CeliPresident of the Court
Ennio AntonelliEnnio AntonelliOtello "Manzotin" Rinaldi
Luciano BonanniLuciano BonanniMale Nurse
Aristide CaporaleAristide CaporaleAugustarello
Gianfranco CardinaliGianfranco CardinaliCount Dallara's Assistant
Giuseppe CastellanoGiuseppe CastellanoStelvio Mazza
Fernando CerulliFernando CerulliCommercial Director
Marina ConfaloneMarina ConfaloneGiuliana Pellicci
Nerina MontagnaniNerina MontagnaniEr Pomata's Grandmother
Elena MagoiaElena Magoia
Renzo OzzanoRenzo OzzanoJean-Louis Rossini
Fulvio PellegrinoFulvio PellegrinoCar Driver Fined by Mandrake

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