Movies like Maid, Thief and Guard
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Maid, Thief and Guard (1958)
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Original name: Guardia, ladro e cameriera
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Otello, an amateur thief, tries a burglary on New Year Eve but he finds the maid Adalgisa in the supposedly empty house. Adalgisa likes Otello who, all things considered, is a good guy, unlike Amerigo the night watchman who tries to profit from the situation.
Style:
romantic comedy, light hearted, feel good, black and white, slapstick, period piece, italian comedy
Plot:
maid, new year's eve, night watchman, burglar, unhappiness, love triangle, deception, class differences, everyday life, farce, heist gone wrong, friendship, small town, mistaken identity, social satire, moral ambiguity, thief, gang, impostor, servant, champagne, bound and gagged, general
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Duration: 156 min.
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Plot:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, period piece, slapstick
Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: South Africa
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Story:
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Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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