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The Strange Type (1963)

The Strange Type poster
Original title
Uno strano tipo
Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
12
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A famous singer goes on vacation to a small town. He discovers that a local troublemaker who looks just like him has been pretending to be him and making everyone angry.

lightheartedcomedicupbeatwhimsicalplayfulenergeticmischievousfun

What happens

Una strano tipo (lit. 'A Strange Type') is a 1963 Italian musicarello directed by Lucio Fulci. The film stars musician Adriano Celentano as himself. Celentano arrives in a small town on vacation when he finds that everyone in town hates him. He soon finds out a local troublemaker named Peppino is a lookalike and has been claiming to be the famous singer. The film was the third of Fulci's musical films and feature Celentano. It grossed a total of 87 million Italian lire on its domestic release in Italy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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