Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.
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Cast
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Harvey Keitel
Leone
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Giancarlo Giannini
Guastamacchia
Known for
Casino Royale
Hannibal
Vincenzo Cerami
Sergio Citti
Also in
Accattone
Andrea Crisanti
Francesco Belfiore
Elide Melli
Vipera
Known for
Momo
Nicola Piovani
Marco Castagna
Larissa Volpentesta
Rosetta child
Also in
Pompeii
Il Generale Dei Briganti
Ennio Pontis
Luigi Rocchetti
Sergio Citti Director · Vincenzo Cerami Screenplay Nicola Piovani Composer
First release May 11, 2000 · Produced in Italy · Production RAI Cinema, MiC
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Cosmo Productions
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RAI Cinema
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MiC
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Ministry of Culture (Italy)
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Italy
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Original title
Vipera
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · May 11, 2000
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