My Dearest Son (1985)
Overview
A respectable lawyer finds out his son is a heroin addict. Heartbroken, he'll do anything to help his only child, even if it means sharing his hell.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 0.961 |
Directed By
Valentino Orsini
Crew
Valentino Orsini
Barbara Galassi Beria
Danilo Martelli
Umberto Torriero
Gianni Sardo
Alfredo Grassini
Mafalda Inguscio
Elisabetta Ballanti
Fausto Ancillai
Jacqueline Perrier
Umberto Montiroli
Gianni Sbarra
Furio Scarpelli
Lina Nerli Taviani
Cesare Paciotti
Renato Palmieri
Loredana Cruciani
Vincenzo Cerami
Giuliani G. De Negri
Grazia Volpi
Marco Vernizzi
Maura Zuccherofino
Alessandra Perpignani
Valentino Orsini
Antonio Annunziata
Sergio Coletta
Enzo Cicchino
Egle Friggeri
Franco Di Dio
Luciana Maria Costanzi
Valentino Orsini
Giuliani G. De Negri
Guido De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis
Luigi Kuveiller
Roberto Perpignani
TOP CAST
Ben Gazzara
Antonio Morelli
Sergio Rubini
Marco Morelli
Valeria Golino
Francesca
Mariangela Melato
Stefania
Ferruccio Amendola
Antonio Morelli (voice)
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