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Million Dollar Eel

Million Dollar Eel

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An heiress (Piccolo) fakes her own kidnapping in order to get money from her parents and hides in the river Po's delta among eel fisherman and is helped by a small time smuggler (Toffolo).

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

06 May 1971

Country

Italy

Cast

Ottavia Piccolo

Ottavia Piccolo

Margherita 'Tina' Tellini

Lino Toffolo

Lino Toffolo

Giovanni Boscolo 'Bissa'

Rodolfo Baldini

Rodolfo Baldini

Lino

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca

Senta Berger

Senta Berger

Countess Spodani

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Vasco

Franco Marletta

Franco Marletta

Verzini

Daniele Dublino

Daniele Dublino

Priest

Ricky Gianco

Ricky Gianco

Barman

Sergio Cesca

Sergio Cesca

Inspector Cesca

Carla Mancini

Carla Mancini

Tinas Class Companion

Luciano Spadoni

Luciano Spadoni

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