An Average Little Man

An Average Little Man

1977•2h 2m•8.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(246)

A middle-aged government accountant is determined to secure a stable job for his son before retiring, willing to go to great lengths to achieve his goal.

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Production

Filmauro

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Giovanni Vivaldi

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Amalia Vivaldi

Vincenzo Crocitti

Vincenzo Crocitti

Mario Vivaldi

Romolo Valli

Romolo Valli

Dott. Spaziani

Paolo Paoloni

Paolo Paoloni

collega di Vivaldi

Renato Malavasi

Renato Malavasi

direttore del cimitero

Renzo Carboni

Omicida

Enrico Beruschi

Enrico Beruschi

Toti

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

prete

Francesco D'Adda

Francesco D'Adda

Marcello Di Martire

Edoardo Florio

Ettore Garofolo

Ettore Garofolo

Mario Maffei

Antonio Meschini

Aldo Miranda

Valeria Perilli

Pietro Tordi

Pietro Tordi

Roberto Antonelli

Giancarlo Chiaramello

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