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The Scapegoat (1963)

The Scapegoat poster
Original title
Il fornaretto di Venezia
Directed by
Duccio Tessari
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
12
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young baker in 16th century Venice is falsely accused of a crime and must fight to clear his name against a powerful and corrupt nobility. The film follows his struggle for justice in a society where the truth can be dangerous.

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What happens

Il Fornaretto di Venezia (US TV title: The Scapegoat, French title Le Petit Boulanger de Venise or, alternatively, Le Procès des Doges — as seen on the poster) is a 1963 Italian-French drama film directed by Duccio Tessari who co-wrote the screenplay with Marcello Fondato, based on a novel by Francesco Dall'Ongaro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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