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Maddalena, Zero for Conduct
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Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

1940-12-18 · 79 min · ★ 6.2

Comedy · Romance

A young woman teaches commercial writing and makes her students practice by writing letters addressed to an imaginary recipient from Vienna. One day, the love letter the woman writes to this non-existent man is accidentally sent by one of her students –and falls into the hands of a real person.

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Directors
Vittorio De Sica
Production companies
Artisti Associati
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

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Vittorio De SicaVittorio De SicaAlfredo Hartman
Vera BergmanVera BergmanElisa Malgari
Carla Del PoggioCarla Del PoggioMaddalena
Irasema DiliánIrasema DiliánEva
Pina RenziPina RenziProf.ssa Varzi
Arturo BragagliaArturo BragagliaProf. Sila
Guglielmo BarnabòGuglielmo BarnabòPadre di Maddalena
Amelia ChelliniAmelia ChelliniLa direttrice
Paola VeneroniPaola VeneroniL'allieva Varghetti, la spiona
Dora BiniL'allieva Caricati
Enza DelbiUn' allieva
Roberto VillaRoberto VillaStefano Armani
Armando MigliariArmando MigliariMalesci, il professore di chimica
Giuseppe VarniAmilcare Bondani, il bidello
Pia Attanasio FiorettiLa signora Lenci
Gina CinquiniLa signora Bondani
Irma CorelliL'allieva Silvestri
Alda GrimaldiUn' allieva
Lina MarengoLina MarengoLa professoressa di geografica
Livia MinelliLa cameriera di casa Lenci

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