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Inspector Vargas (1940)

Inspector Vargas poster
Original title
L'ispettore Vargas
Directed by
Gianni Franciolini
Genre
detective film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police inspector investigates a crime in Rome. The story follows his methodical work as he pursues leads and questions suspects.

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What happens

Inspector Vargas (Italian: L'ispettore Vargas, Spanish: El inspector Vargas) is a 1940 Italian-Spanish crime film directed by Gianni Franciolini and Félix Aguilera and starring Giulio Donadio, Olga Solbelli and Mariella Lotti. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome, and released in separate Italian and Spanish versions. The film's sets were designed by the art director Salvo D'Angelo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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