The Scent of the Night

The Scent of the Night

1998•1h 40m•7.3/10

DramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(222)

A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.

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Production

Sorpasso Film, RAI

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Valerio Mastandrea

Valerio Mastandrea

Remo Guerra

Marco Giallini

Marco Giallini

Maurizio Leggeri

Giorgio Tirabassi

Giorgio Tirabassi

Roberto Salvo

Alessia Fugardi

Alessia Fugardi

Rita

Emanuel Bevilacqua

Emanuel Bevilacqua

Marco 'Rozzo' Lorusso

Francesca D'Aloja

Francesca D'Aloja

Fake Rich Woman

Little Tony

Little Tony

Little Tony

Giampiero Lisarelli

Giampiero Lisarelli

Attilio

Elda Alvigini

Elda Alvigini

Michela

Federico Pacifici

Federico Pacifici

Mezzalira

Stella Vordemann

Stella Vordemann

Politician's Daughter

Raffaele Vannoli

Raffaele Vannoli

Junkie Robber #1

Enzo Marino Bellanich

Enzo Marino Bellanich

Police Intermediary

Serena Bonanno

Serena Bonanno

Robbed Girl #1

Claudia Botticelli

Claudia Botticelli

Poor Woman's Daughter

Giuseppe Calcagno

Giuseppe Calcagno

Rich Woman's Husband

Silvano Camerini

Lorenzo Cantorio

Eolo Capritti

Eolo Capritti

Rich Woman's Father

Anna Casalino

Anna Casalino

Montecchio's Wife

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