The Fan, the Referee and the Footballer

Jan 28, 1983

1h 33m

★ 5.3

Overview

Two soccer stories: Alvaro Presutti is a referee who seems to be the last to know about his wife having an affair with a German soccer star. Amedeo Amedei has to please both his father, a die hard Roma supporter and his future father in law, who supports Lazio.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Filmes International

Nuova Dania Cinematografica

Medusa Distribuzione

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Cast

Amedeo Amedei

Pippo Franco

Alvaro Presutti

Alvaro Vitali

Sposito

Enzo Cannavale

Father of Amedeo

Mario Carotenuto

Mother of Manuela

Marisa Merlini

Manuela

Carmen Russo

Commendator Pecorazzi

Gigi Reder

Patrizia Pecorazzi

Daniela Poggi

Sposito Sportelli

Roberto Della Casa

Walter Grass

Marco Gelardini

Gianfranco

Gianfranco Barra

dottor Moroni

Luigi Montini

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