A Christmas Gift
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Sunday, January 08, 9:30 AM
Camelot Theatres
CHRI08
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A Christmas Gift
Regalo di Natale
Italy, 1986, 102 Minute Running Time
Topic: Drama
Programs: Focus Italy, Tribute to Pupi Avati
Language: Italian
A parable on friendship and the power of money. Four friends gather on Christmas Eve for a poker game organized to rip off a rich industrialist who is supposed to be easy prey. But the night turns out different than planned, and in the end those who came to overcome leave defeated.
DIRECTOR: Pupi Avati
Producer: Antonio Avati
Editor: Amedeo Salfa
Screenwriter: Pupi Avati
Cinematographer: Pasquale Rachini
Music: Riz Ortolani
Principal Cast: Gianni Cavina, Diego Abbatantuono, George Eastman, Carlo Delle Piane, Alessandro Haber
Print Source: Cinecittà Holding
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