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The Ancestor (1936)

The Ancestor poster
Original title
L'antenato
Directed by
Guido Brignone
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedic story about a man and his family in 1930s Italy. The action unfolds as an old family legacy is rediscovered, leading to a series of mishaps and misunderstandings.

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What happens

The Ancestor (Italian: L'antenato) is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara and Mercedes Brignone. It is an adaptation of a play by Carlo Veneziani, and was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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