The Seduction of Mimi

The Seduction of Mimi

The Seduction of Mimi

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The Seduction of Mimi

"He's been a husband, a lover, a cuckold and a Communist. Now he just wants to be free."

1972

1h 53m

7.1(116 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Voting against the Mafia in what he thinks is a secret ballot costs Sicilian laborer Mimi his livelihood. He leaves his wife, flees to Turin and romances a Communist organizer – but he just can’t shake the Mafia. When they lure Mimi back to Sicily with a better job, he must keep his lover – and love child – under wraps. That’s when his wife announces she’s pregnant.

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15 members

Acting

Giancarlo Giannini

Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí

Giancarlo Giannini

Acting

Mariangela Melato

Fiorella Meneghini

Mariangela Melato

Acting

Agostina Belli

Rosalia Capuzzo

Agostina Belli

Writing

Livia Giampalmo

Violetta, bancarellaia

Livia Giampalmo

Acting

Luigi Diberti

Pippino

Luigi Diberti

Acting

Turi Ferro

Don Calogero / Vico Tricarico / Salvatore Tricarico

Turi Ferro

Acting

Elena Fiore

Amalia Finocchiaro

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Tuccio Musumeci

Pasquale

Tuccio Musumeci

Acting

Ignazio Pappalardo

Massaro 'Ntoni

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Gianfranco Barra

Brigadiere Amilcare Finocchiaro

Gianfranco Barra

Acting

Andrea Maugeri

Unknown Role

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Sara Micalizzi

Unknown Role

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Giovanni Cori

Unknown Role

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Gianni Pulone

Unknown Role

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Claudio Trionfi

Unknown Role

Claudio Trionfi

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