The Machine That Kills Bad People (La macchina ammazzacattivi) (1952)

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Directed by

Roberto Rossellini

Starring

Gennaro Pisano
Celestino Esposito

Marilyn Buferd
Ragazza americana / American Tourist

William Tubbs
Padre della ragazza americana / American Tourist

Clara Bindi
Giulietta Del Bello

Giacomo Furia
Romano Cuccurullo

Aldo Giuffrè

Carlo Giuffrè

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Sergio Amidei
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Franco Brusati
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7 years ago at Apr 9 0:28

fernando

Small Rossellini, a comic light but holistic (small village with poor and rich, bad and evil, religion and some paganism in the americans) ambition. The non actor are really non actors.

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Release date: 14 May 1952

Tags: Comedy (1), Fantasy (1), Italian (1), Italy (1), Justice (1), Comedie (1)

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"7.1. 2024 If there's one film that reminds me of Cocteau's famous saying ("The cinema is death at work"), it is Rossellini's fantasy "La macchina ammazzacattivi". In the story a mysterious man grants a photographer Celestino an ability to kill people with his camera. Fortunately, in the village where Celestino lives there are many people who deserve to die. "La macchina ammazzacattivi" is structurally linear film but full of life and comical moments. The film generally attacks against people wh"

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fernando posted a review 7 years ago

“Small Rossellini, a comic light but holistic (small village with poor and rich, bad and evil, religion and some paganism in the americans) ambition. The non actor are really non actors.” read more

fernando rated this 6/10 7 years ago