Underplayed Gems

Be Sick... It's Free (1968)

Be Sick... It's Free poster
Original title
Il medico della mutua
Directed by
Luigi Zampa
Genre
comedy film, commedia all'italiana
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
T
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 216 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Italian doctor exploits the public health system for his own gain. The film follows his manipulative schemes and comedic interactions with patients.

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What happens

Be Sick... It's Free (Italian: Il medico della mutua) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi. A sequel was made titled Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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