Stark System

Mar 14, 1980

1h 46m

★ 10.0

Overview

Armenia Balducci's film, featuring Gian Maria Volontè as Stark, a cop-movie actor that falls prey to paranoia because he fears his latest movie will be a failure.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Filmeco

Stark System Trailers

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Cast

Stark

Gian Maria Volonté

Lauda

Dalila Di Lazzaro

Eddie

Glauco Onorato

Bandini

Pino Locchi

Schioppa

Leo Gullotta

Agente

Francesco Carnelutti

Alex

Paolo Poiret

Il Regista

Gian Luigi Rizzi

Giornalista

Annamaria Chio

Luisa Morandini

Lisa Pancrazi

Silvio Scotti

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