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Quick Info

Rating

7.7/10

Release1956

Runtime1h 41m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

D.D.L.

Movie

The Band of Honest Men

1956

1h 41m

7.7

Comedy

Synopsis

Italy, mid '60s. Three guys from a poor neighbourhood try to get rich by printing fake money using the fact that one of them works as a typographer. The story unravels around their embarrassed efforts to spend the money, their little family issues and ends with a surprise.

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