

Magical Nights
2018-11-08 · 120 min · ★ 6.1
Rome, 1990. The night Italy's national football team is eliminated from the World Cup by Argentina on penalty kicks, a well-known film producer is found dead in the Tiber river. The main suspects for the murder are three young aspiring screenwriters, who–promptly taken to the police–start to tell their version of the story.
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- Directors
- Paolo Virzì
- Production companies
- 3 Marys Entertainment, Lotus Production, RAI Cinema, Leone Film Group
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mauro LamantiaAntonino Scordia
Giovanni ToscanoLuciano Ambrogi
Irene VetereEugenia Malaspina
Roberto HerlitzkaFulvio Zappellini
Marina RoccoGiusy Fusacchia
Paolo SassanelliPolice Captain
Annalisa ArenaKatia
Eugenio Nicola MarinelliGianfranco, the chaffeur
Emanuele SalceVirgilio Barone
Andrea RoncatoFosco, the director
Giulio BerrutiMax Andrei
Ferruccio SoleriMaestro Pontani
Paolo BonacelliEnnio 'The Great'
Regina OrioliEmma Marcellini
Ludovica ModugnoLawyer
Giulio ScarpatiEugenia's Father
Simona MarchiniMrs. Saponaro
Tea FalcoItalian Actress
Ornella MutiFederica, the diva
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