12 Directors for 12 Cities
Genres
Overview
Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1989-05-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
5
Anna Ciammitti
Child (segment "Bologna")
Chiara Bassi
Child (segment "Bologna")
Carlo Bevilacqua
Child (segment "Bologna")
Eleonora Cetroni
Child (segment "Bologna")
Georgia Giovalè
Child (segment "Bologna")
Daniele Mazzali
Child (segment "Bologna")
Mattia Montanari
Child (segment "Bologna")
Laura Nencini
Child (segment "Bologna")
Marco Ventura
Child (segment "Bologna")
Alessandro Zanotti
Child (segment "Bologna")
Giancarlo Maestri
Narrator (voice) (segment "Cagliari")
Amelia Martello
Narrator (voice) (segment "Genova")
Giovanni Mauriello
Pulcinella (segment "Napoli")
Tonino Accolla
Narrator (voice) (segment "Palermo")
Mario Soldati
Self (segment "Torino")
Elio Bartolini
Narrator (voice) (segment "Udine")
Riccardo Vannuccini
Fisherman (segment "Verona")
Elio Pandolfi
Narrator (voice) (segment "Verona")
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