The Man Who Didn't Want to Die (1989)
Overview
A young man lies in a hospital suspended between life and death. The police know nothing about him. The patient, in his rare moments of consciousness, only remembers his gang’s involvement in a robbery of a rare painting, and the mysterious Madame Jacno who commissioned Fabrizio, the gang leader, to steal the work of art. But someone is still trying to kill the patient, and as his life is continually threatened, his memory slowly comes back to him…!
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 1.161 |
Directed By
Lamberto Bava
Crew
Lamberto Bava
Gianfranco Clerici
Roy Bava
Lamberto Bava
Andrea Piazzesi
Simon Boswell
Gianfranco Transunto
Daniele Alabiso
Katia Dottori
Katia Dottori
Franco Casagni
Piero Cucchi
Alberto Brusco
Francesco Fantacci
Giorgio Nencini
Ferzan Özpetek
Lionello Fantacci
Francesco Romanello
Claudio Stefani
Fabio Ancillai
Romano Checcacci
Claudio d'Amico
Fiamma Maglione
Rossana Maiuri
Giancarlo Battaglia
Roberto Esposti
Stefano Marino
Elena Ucropina
Patrizia Crea
Enrico Crescenzi
Vincent Messina
Dawne Allstrom
Anna Maria De Pedys
Carlo Alberto Fantacci
Stefano Mafera
Rossana Rocchi
Anita Sonnino
Bruno Micheli
Laura Baglioni
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