''Red American'' () is a 1991 Italian
comedy-drama
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film. It was the directorial debut of
Alessandro D'Alatri, who was awarded the
David di Donatello Award for Best New Director for his work on the film.
The film also won the
Globo d'oro
The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was founded in 1959 by the Foreign Press Association in Italy. The Globo d'oro Awards for Italian cinema are given by the Foreign Press.
The fi ...
, the
Grolla d'oro and the
Ciak d'oro
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History and profile
''Ciak'' was established in ...
for the cinematography by
Alessio Gelsini Torresi, as well as the Ciak d'oro for best first work.
Plot
Cast
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Burt Young
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as George Maniago
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Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Fabrizio Bentivoglio (born 4 January 1957) is an Italian film and stage actor and screenwriter.
Biography
Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born in Milan (his father is Venetian). After only one season in the juvenile team of Inter Milan, he left his ...
as Vittorio Benvegnù
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Valeria Milillo
Valeria Milillo (born 25 September 1966) is an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Milillo studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan, and attended stage courses in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Zurich, and Munich ...
as Antonietta
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Massimo Ghini as Questore Santesso
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Sabrina Ferilli
Sabrina Ferilli (born 28 June 1964) is an Italian theatre and film actress. She has won five Nastro d'Argento (including a special award in 2016 for civil engagement for her performance in '' Me, Myself and Her''), a Globo d'oro, six Ciak d'oro ...
as Zaira
* Tullia Alborghetti as Elvira
* Beatrice Palme as Adey
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Pino Ammendola as cavalier Gervasutti
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Eros Pagni
Eros Pagni (born 28 August 1939) is an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in La Spezia, at the age of 17, Pagni started attending the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome and then went back to Genoa and played rol ...
as Oscar Benvegnù
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Miranda Martino
Miranda Martino (born 29 October 1933) is an Italian singer and actress.
Life and career
Born in Moggio Udinese from Neapolitan parents, Martino started her career as singer in 1956. In 1957, she debuted at the :it:Festival di Napoli, Festi ...
as Nella Dalpoz
See also
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List of Italian films of 1991
References
External links
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1991 films
Italian comedy-drama films
1991 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Alessandro D'Alatri
1991 directorial debut films
1990s Italian films
Warner Bros. films
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