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Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs

Smiling Maniacs

Women are their playthings...Violence is their game!

Genres

CrimeThriller

OverView

During an inquest, an ambitious judge finds out that a lot of high-rank politicians are corrupt to the core.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

16 January 1975

Country

Italy

Cast

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Judge Dani

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Judge Vanini

Umberto Orsini

Umberto Orsini

Erzi

Mara Danaud

Mara Danaud

Flavia

Giovanna Benedetto

Giovanna Benedetto

Elena Vanini

Umberto D'Orsi

Umberto D'Orsi

'Eccellenza'

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Prandó

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Carlo Goja

Evelyn Hanack

Evelyn Hanack

Renato Montanari

Renato Montanari

Minister

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