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12 Directors for 12 Cities
12 Directors for 12 Cities

12 Directors for 12 Cities

Genres

Documentary

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Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

22 May 1989

Country

Italy

Cast

Anna Ciammitti

Anna Ciammitti

Child (segment "Bologna")

Chiara Bassi

Chiara Bassi

Child (segment "Bologna")

Carlo Bevilacqua

Carlo Bevilacqua

Child (segment "Bologna")

Eleonora Cetroni

Eleonora Cetroni

Child (segment "Bologna")

Georgia Giovalè

Georgia Giovalè

Child (segment "Bologna")

Daniele Mazzali

Daniele Mazzali

Child (segment "Bologna")

Mattia Montanari

Mattia Montanari

Child (segment "Bologna")

Laura Nencini

Laura Nencini

Child (segment "Bologna")

Marco Ventura

Marco Ventura

Child (segment "Bologna")

Alessandro Zanotti

Alessandro Zanotti

Child (segment "Bologna")

Giancarlo Maestri

Giancarlo Maestri

Narrator (voice) (segment "Cagliari")

Amelia Martello

Amelia Martello

Narrator (voice) (segment "Genova")

Giovanni Mauriello

Giovanni Mauriello

Pulcinella (segment "Napoli")

Tonino Accolla

Tonino Accolla

Narrator (voice) (segment "Palermo")

Mario Soldati

Mario Soldati

Self (segment "Torino")

Elio Bartolini

Elio Bartolini

Narrator (voice) (segment "Udine")

Riccardo Vannuccini

Riccardo Vannuccini

Fisherman (segment "Verona")

Elio Pandolfi

Elio Pandolfi

Narrator (voice) (segment "Verona")

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