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The Profiteer
In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness Clotilde. In a familial and social context where only money, sex and power count, everyone tries to take advantage of everyone, but the real saprophyte turns out to be Ercole.
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In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness Clotilde. In a familial and social context where only money, sex and power count, everyone tries to take advantage of everyone, but the real saprophyte turns out to be Ercole.
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Sergio Nasca
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo, Belial
Cast
Sergio Nasca
Director
Valeria Moriconi
Baroness Clotilde Bezzi
Al Cliver
Servant
Janet Ågren
Teresa Adiutori
Carlo Monni
Santone
Giancarlo Marinangeli
Parsifal
Cinzia Bruno
Brünhilde
Giancarlo Badessi
Priest
Leopoldo Trieste
don Vito
Pia Morra
Addolorata, la fantesca
Maria Tedeschi
nonna di Teresa
Nerina Montagnani
serva del santone
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