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The Bad Poet
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The Bad Poet

2021-05-20 · 106 min · ★ 6.1

History · Drama

1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.

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Directors
Gianluca Jodice
Production companies
Ascent Film, Bathysphere Productions, MiC, RAI Cinema
Countries
Italy, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sergio CastellittoSergio CastellittoGabriele D'Annunzio
Francesco PatanèFrancesco PatanèGiovanni Comini
Tommaso RagnoTommaso RagnoGiancarlo Maroni
Clotilde CourauClotilde CourauAmélie Mazoyer
Fausto Russo AlesiFausto Russo AlesiAchille Starace
Massimiliano RossiMassimiliano RossiCommissario Rizzo
Elena BucciLuisa Baccara
Lidia LibermanLidia LibermanLina
Janina RudenskaJanina RudenskaEmy Heufler
Lino MusellaLino MusellaCarletto
Paolo GraziosiPaolo GraziosiGiovanni's father
Antonio PiovanelliAntonio PiovanelliGeneral Noseda
Marcello RomoloMarcello RomoloGiuseppe Cobolli Gigli

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