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The Great Pumpkin
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The Great Pumpkin

1993-02-10 · 98 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Drama

An epileptic 12-year-old girl, Pippi, is hospitalized in the psychiatric ward instead of the neurological ward, due to an administration error. Out of this mistake begins the difficult journey towards being cured.

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Directors
Francesca Archibugi
Production companies
Moonlighting Films, Ellepi Films, Chrysalide Film
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sergio CastellittoSergio CastellittoArturo
Anna GalienaAnna GalienaCynthia Diotallevi
Alessia FugardiAlessia FugardiValentina 'Pippi' Diotallevi
Silvio VannucciSilvio VannucciGianni
Alessandra PanelliAlessandra PanelliFiorella
Victor CavalloVictor CavalloDon Annibale
Maria ConsagraMaria ConsagraMadre di Marinella
Lidia BroccolinoLidia BroccolinoProf. Lodigiani
Raffaele VannoliRaffaele VannoliMichele
Giacomo CiarrapicoGiacomo CiarrapicoGiacomo
Lara PranzoniMarinella
Tiziana Bianchi
Andrea Di Giacomo
Marco LodaTonino
Giuseppe Giordani
Gigi RederGigi RederProf. Turcati
Armando De RazzaArmando De RazzaMarcello Diotallevi
Laura BettiLaura BettiAida
Carlo CosoloDottore
Stefano Narni

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