The Scent of the Night

Sep 11, 1998

1h 40m

★ 7.3

Overview

A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Sorpasso Film

RAI

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Cast

Remo Guerra

Valerio Mastandrea

Maurizio Leggeri

Marco Giallini

Roberto Salvo

Giorgio Tirabassi

Rita

Alessia Fugardi

Marco 'Rozzo' Lorusso

Emanuel Bevilacqua

Fake Rich Woman

Francesca D'Aloja

Little Tony

Attilio

Giampiero Lisarelli

Michela

Elda Alvigini

Mezzalira

Federico Pacifici

Politician's Daughter

Stella Vordemann

Junkie Robber #1

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