It Happened in the Penitentiary

6.3 (22 votes)• 1955• 91m•Released

Comedy

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A prison warden keeps a diary in which he writes about the convicts he meets and their lives.

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Production Details

Languages: Italian

Director: Giorgio Bianchi

Starring Cast: Aldo Fabrizi, Alberto Sordi, Mara Berni, Walter Chiari, Peppino De Filippo, Nino Besozzi

Cast

Aldo Fabrizi

Cesare Cantelli

Alberto Sordi

Giulio Parmitoni

Mara Berni

Mara

Walter Chiari

Walter Polacchi

Peppino De Filippo

Peppino

Nino Besozzi

Professor Zaccanti

Mario Riva

Mario

Riccardo Billi

Riccardo

Ignazio Balsamo

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Enrico Luzi

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Turi Pandolfini

detenuto

Carlo Romano

Natale Cirino

Antonio Nicotra

Memmo Carotenuto

Augusto Di Giovanni

Attilio Bossio

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