Horse Fever

Oct 29, 1976

1h 30m

★ 7.3

Overview

Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. Penniless and cuckolded, Mandrake decides to make one last bet.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Primex

Horse Fever Trailers

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Cast

Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti

Gigi Proietti

Armando "Er Pomata" Pellicci

Enrico Montesano

Gabriella

Catherine Spaak

De Marchis

Mario Carotenuto

Felice Roversi

Francesco De Rosa

Fortune-teller

Maria Teresa Albani

Count Dallara

Gigi Ballista

Mafalda

Nikki Gentile

President of the Court

Adolfo Celi

Otello "Manzotin" Rinaldi

Ennio Antonelli

Male Nurse

Luciano Bonanni

Augustarello

Aristide Caporale

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