Febbre da cavallo

Febbre da cavallo is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Steno and starring Gigi Proietti. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

Bruno Fioretti, known as Mandrake, is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is always at the track together with his friends Armando Pellicci, known as Er Pomata and Felice. They always bet for the wrong horses and they always end it up being penniless.In the opening credits, Gigi Proietti is credited as Luigi Proietti, his full name. The actor has also stated that following Ghost Whisperer to film, feared to really take the game habit. ........

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