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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1979 - 18.26 August

Sections & Films

LA CARICA DELLE PATATE

Category: Edition 1979

Synopsis
Two bands of rival boys in Venice team up to find out who is the mysterious thief of cats who, by stealing Anna's kitten, made her sick. It's a crazy circus tamer who attacks with potato blows.

Original Title LA CARICA DELLE PATATE
Italian Title LA CARICA DELLE PATATE
Category Official Competition
Festival Awards Best Feature Film (1979)
Section Official Competition
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 90'
Production Year 1979
Nationality Italy
Directed by Walter Santesso
Screenplay Ibello Borsetto, Adriano Cavallo
Main cast Tommy Polgár, Walter Margara, Luigi D'Ecclesia

 regista Walter SantessoWALTER SANTESSO

Walter Santesso (Padua, February 27, 1931) is an Italian actor and director.
Actor active in the fifties and sixties, today he is especially remembered for having interpreted the role of Paparazzo in the film La dolce vita by Federico Fellini.
He directed some feature films for children, including, in 1978, the film La carica delle patate.