Movie: The Moralist

Top 10 Billed Cast

Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi

Agostino

Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica

O.I.M.P. President

Maria Perschy
Maria Perschy

Monique

Franco Fabrizi
Franco Fabrizi

Giovanni

Christiane Nielsen
Christiane Nielsen

Marga

Mara Berni
Mara Berni

Vera Serni

Carl Wery
Carl Wery

Krüger

Franca Valeri
Franca Valeri

Virginia

Piera Arico
Piera Arico

Giovanni's wife

Vincenzo Talarico
Vincenzo Talarico

O.I.M.P. Employee

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    The newly appointed head of a censorship board uses his uncompromising stance against everything "immoral" – from nudity in movies to nightclubs – to hide a rather unseemly double life.

  • Release Date

    1959-06-30

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    6.402

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
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  • Languages:

    Italiano
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