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Anche se volesse lavorare, che faccio? (1972)
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Original name: Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Italian comedy
Style:
buddy comedy, period piece, slapstick, light hearted
Plot:
grave robbing, heist, friendship, unemployment, police chase, pursuit, survival, dark humor, poverty, desperation, law enforcement, secrets, satire, farce, robbery, museum, carabinieri, greed, moral ambiguity, social commentary, coming of age, mistaken identity, wealth, thief, young people
Time:
70s
Place:
italy
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