

Increase and Multiply
1973-03-15 · 98 min · ★ 4.0
Italian comedy
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- Directors
- Giulio Petroni
- Production companies
- Azalea Film
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Raymond PellegrinCavalier Placido Pellesi
Lionel StanderCommendator Zullin
Hugh GriffithMonsignor Casadei
Francesca Romana ColuzziLuisa
Rosalba NeriSuora
Gigi BallistaDottore
Fabrizio MoroniFiorenzo
Silvio NotoOnorevole
Rodolfo Bigotti
Elvira Cortese
Mario Garriba
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Giuseppe Mannajuolo(as Beppe Mannajuolo)
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