Ad ovest di Paperino (1982)
It is the first film of the comedy trio "I GianCattivi", formed by Athina Cenci, Francesco Nuti and Benvenuti, who won the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. The film is set in Florence, Tuscany, with some scenes shot in Prato.The title is an inside joke that refers to the Tuscan village of Paperino, which is a district of Prato; the film's surreal and grotesque undertones are also hinted by the title itself, since "Paperino" is also the Italian name for Donald Duck.
Director: Alessandro Benvenuti
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Athina Cenci as Marta |
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Alessandro Benvenuti as Sandro |
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Francesco Nuti as Francesco |
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Lucilla Baroni as Lucilla |
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Riccardo Cioni as Giornalaio |
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Donata Genazzani as |
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Paolo Hendel as Veleno |
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Franco Javarone as Notturno |
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Giovanni Nannini as Belvedere |
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Novello Novelli as Padre di Francesco |
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Silvano Panichi as Williams |
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Angelo Pellegrino as Impiegato dell'ufficio di collocamento |
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Franco Piacentini as Torchio |
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Giorgio Picchianti as Pescatore |
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Paolo Pieri as Mario il barista |
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Gianna Sammarco as Madre di Francesco |
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Renato Scarpa as Don Vincenzo |
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Daniele Trambusti as Passante travolto |
| Directing | Alessandro Benvenuti | Director |
| Art | Ugo Chiti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ugo Chiti | Costume Design |
| Editing | Sergio Montanari | Editor |
| Camera | Romano Albani | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gianfranco Piccioli | Producer |
| Production | Pierluigi Ciriaci | Production Director |
| Sound | Dado Parisini | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Writing | Alessandro Benvenuti | Writer |