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The Big Black Sow

Original title: La grande scrofa nera
  • 1971
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Alain Cuny, Mark Frechette, Filippo Ottoni, and Rada Rassimov in The Big Black Sow (1971)
ItalianDrama

The Mazzara family is made up of five brothers, four boys and a girl, as well as the widowed father and the grandmother, convinced that the family is "a great black sow", and that all of its... Read allThe Mazzara family is made up of five brothers, four boys and a girl, as well as the widowed father and the grandmother, convinced that the family is "a great black sow", and that all of its members are pigs.The Mazzara family is made up of five brothers, four boys and a girl, as well as the widowed father and the grandmother, convinced that the family is "a great black sow", and that all of its members are pigs.

  • Director
    • Filippo Ottoni
  • Writer
    • Filippo Ottoni
  • Stars
    • Mark Frechette
    • Rada Rassimov
    • Alain Cuny
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    30
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Filippo Ottoni
    • Writer
      • Filippo Ottoni
    • Stars
      • Mark Frechette
      • Rada Rassimov
      • Alain Cuny
    • 1User review
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    Mark Frechette
    Mark Frechette
    • Enrico Mazzara
    Rada Rassimov
    Rada Rassimov
    • Anita
    Alain Cuny
    Alain Cuny
    • Il Padre di Enrico
    Flora Robson
    Flora Robson
    • La Nonna
    Francisco Rabal
    Francisco Rabal
    • Il Medico
    Claudio Camaso
    Claudio Camaso
      Rik Battaglia
      Rik Battaglia
      Antoine Saint-John
        Marcella Michelangeli
        Marcella Michelangeli
        • Miriam Novelli
        Liana Trouche
        • Cristina Mazzara
        Gianni Pulone
        • Director
          • Filippo Ottoni
        • Writer
          • Filippo Ottoni
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        • Trivia
          Italian censorship visa # 60390 delivered on 25-5-1972.

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        • Release date
          • April 13, 1971 (Italy)
        • Country of origin
          • Italy
        • Language
          • Italian
        • Also known as
          • Rodzinny gang
        • Production company
          • Nuova Linea Cinematografica
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        • Runtime
          • 1h 32m(92 min)
        • Sound mix
          • Mono

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