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Il Mago per forza (1951)

Il Mago per forza poster
Original title
Il mago per forza
Directed by
Vittorio Metz, Marino Girolami, Marcello Marchesi
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in events that lead him to pretend to be a magician. He has to keep up the act while dealing with various misunderstandings and amusing situations.

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What happens

The Reluctant Magician (Italian: Il Mago per forza) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Marino Girolami and starring Tino Scotti, Isa Barzizza and Aroldo Tieri. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Flavio Mogherini. It earned 136 million Lira at the domestic box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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