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Califano

2024-02-11 · 100 min · ★ 6.6

TV Movie · Drama · Music

Twenty years in the life of "Il Califfo" Franco Califano, from the Rome of the Dolce Vita to the 1984 concert at the Teatro Parioli, through great musical successes, loves, falls, and comebacks.

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Directors
Alessandro Angelini
Production companies
GreenBoo, Rai Fiction
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Leo GassmannLeo GassmannFranco Califano
Giampiero De ConcilioGiampiero De ConcilioAntonello Mazzeo
Valeria BonoValeria BonoOrnella Vanoni
Andrea CeravoloAndrea CeravoloGianni Minà
Angelica CinquantiniAngelica CinquantiniMita Medici
Angelo Donato ColomboAngelo Donato ColomboFrancis Turatello
Jacopo DragonettiJacopo DragonettiEdoardo Vianello
Andrea DugoniAndrea DugoniAlfredo Rossi
Rosa PalascianoRosa PalascianoJolanda
Antonio PernaAntonio PernaElio
Celeste SavinoCeleste SavinoRita De Tommaso
Tiziano ScirèTiziano ScirèPaolo
Simone SpinazzèSimone SpinazzèAvvocato
Roberto NigroRoberto NigroPM
Carolina D'AlatriCarolina D'AlatriLia Turatello

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