

Whatsoeverly
2011-01-21 · 93 min · ★ 6.1
Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.
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- Directors
- Giulio Manfredonia
- Production companies
- Fandango, RAI Cinema
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Antonio AlbaneseCetto La Qualunque
Sergio RubiniGerardo "Jerry" Salerno
Lorenza IndovinaCarmen La Qualunque
Nicola RignanesePino 'O Straniero'
Davide GiordanoCarmelo "Melo" La Qualunque
Mario CordovaFalso Invalido
Massimo CagninaGeometra
Maurizio ComitoComito
Alfonso PostiglioneRagioniere
Salvatore CantalupoGiovanni De Santis
Antonio GerardiTenente Cavallaro
Manfredi SaavedraBiondo
Massimo De LorenzoCalogero
Luigi Maria BurruanoImprenditore
Antonio FulfaroPrete
Gianluca CammisaVolontario
Paolo FossoSarto
Alessandra FrabettiAttrice DilettanteTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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