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Accattone

Accattone

The Poor Man's "Dolce Vita"

1961•1h 57m•7.7/10
Drama

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7.7/10(510)

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.

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Production

Cino del Duca, Arco Film

Language

IT

Status

Released

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Cast

Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi

Franca Pasut

Franca Pasut

Stella

Silvana Corsini

Silvana Corsini

Maddalena

Paola Guidi

Ascenza

Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti

Amore

Luciano Conti

Luciano Conti

Il Moicano

Luciano Gonini

Piede d'Oro

Renato Capogna

Il Capogna

Alfredo Leggi

Pupo Biondo

Galeazzo Riccardi

Il Cipolla

Leonardo Muraglia

Mommoletto

Giuseppe Ristagno

Peppe il Folle

Roberto Giovannoni

Il Tedesco

Mario Cipriani

Balilla

Roberto Scaringella

Cartagine

Silvio Citti

Sabino

Giovanni Orgitano

Lo Scucchia

Piero Morgia

Piero Morgia

Pio

Umberto Bevilacqua

Salvatore

Franco Bevilacqua

Franco

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