A child runs away from a orphanage and meets a man, who takes him with him: the adult also dedicates himself to courting tourists to get food. However, his love for a girl leads the boy to boycott this bond, getting his protector into trouble and ending up in prison.
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Cast
16 people
Gianni Morandi
Nino
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Laura Belli
Anna Maria
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Almost Human
Gian Luigi Morandi
Nino
Giorgio Capitani
Roberto Gerardi
Armando Crispino
Duilio Cruciani
Mario
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Puzzle
Cry, Onion!
Piero Pintucci
Enzo Cannavale
Greengrocer
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
The Comics
Grit Freyberg
Ingrid
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La grande avventura di Scaramouche
House of Pleasure
Marie Louise Sinclair
Joséphine
Luca Sportelli
carabiniere
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Hot Potato
Armando Crispino Director · Giorgio Capitani Screenplay Piero Pintucci Composer
First release December 20, 1969 · Produced in Italy · Original title Faccia da schiaffi
Production
Fair Film
Production
Italy
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Original title
Faccia da schiaffi
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 20, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
May 31, 1971 · Theatrical
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