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The Way of the Baboons
The Way of the Baboons

The Way of the Baboons

Genres

Comedy

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In full marital crisis, Fiorenza, young Roman bourgeois, must travel to Eritrea to her dying father, former colonizer who made his fortune there. On the death of it, rather than return to Italy, Fiorenza decides to spend some time there, and met the extravagant Getulio, determined to make him discover Africa.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

27 September 1974

Country

Italy

Cast

Catherine Spaak

Catherine Spaak

Fiorenza

Pippo Franco

Pippo Franco

Getulio

Fabio Garriba

Fabio Garriba

Orazio

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Fiorenza's father

Ada Pometti

Ada Pometti

Gabriele Grimaldi

Gabriele Grimaldi

Balilla

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