The Moralist(Il moralista)
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Italy · 1959
1h 33m
Director Giorgio Bianchi
Starring Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Maria Perschy, Franco Fabrizi
Genre Comedy
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Agostino is de facto head of a censorship board whose double life as a nightclub owner might raise some questions as to his censorial judgment. The titular head of the organization is not that interested in running it himself, being more interested in women.
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