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The Rogues (1987)

The Rogues poster
Original title
I picari
Directed by
Mario Monicelli
Genre
drama film, comedy film, action film, adventure film
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
T
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two rogues in 16th century Spain team up for a series of comic adventures and misadventures. The film follows their antics as they navigate life as cunning outsiders.

playfullightheartedrollickingbittersweetcomedicadventurousrough-edgedold-world

What happens

I picari, internationally released as The Rogues, is a 1987 Italian comedy film written and directed by Mario Monicelli. It is freely inspired by the Spanish novels Lazarillo de Tormes and Guzman de Alfarache. The film was co-produced with Spain, where it was released as Los alegres pícaros. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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