The Vanishing of Pato

6.7 (27 votes)• 2012• 99m•Released

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Based on the historical novel by Andrea Camilleri, The Vanishing of Patò is set in Vigàta, the town that Detective Montalbano fans know and love...but it's 1890, Easter weekend. Two rival investigators look into the disappearance of Antonio Patò, a quiet accountant who vanishes after his performance as Judas in the town's annual Passion Play.

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Languages: Italian

Director: Rocco Mortelliti

Starring Cast: Nino Frassica, Maurizio Casagrande, Neri Marcorè, Alessandra Mortelliti, Flavio Bucci, Gilberto Idonea

Cast

Nino Frassica

Paolo Giummaro

Maurizio Casagrande

Ernesto Bellavia

Neri Marcorè

Antonio Patò

Alessandra Mortelliti

Elisabetta Mangiafico in Patò

Flavio Bucci

Capitano Arturo Bosisio

Gilberto Idonea

Questore Liborio Bonafede

Roberto Herlitzka

Don Carmelo

Simona Marchini

Principessa Imelda Sanjust

Guia Jelo

Prostituta

Manlio Dovì

Calogero Pirrello

Franco Costanzo

Ragioniere Cardillo

Alessia Cardella

Rachele Infantino

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