Manolesta
1981, Italian. Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.
Gino Quirino aka Manolesta, a thief and a con man, lives on a barge anchored on the Tiber with Bruno, his young son. Gino ends up in the crosshairs of the social worker Dr. Angela De Maria, and he is forced to find an honest job.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Pasquale Festa CampanileDirector
- Tomas MilianGino Quirino
- Giovanna RalliDott.ssa Angela De Maria
- Paco FabriniBruno Quirino
- Armando PuglieseRosario
- Adriana RussoAngela
- Clara ColosimoAssistente sociale
- Ennio AntonelliMuratore
- Massimo PittarelloMammola
- Tom FelleghyGiudice
- Valentino SimeoniCarcerato
- Nello PazzafiniAutista atac (uncredited)
- Luciano Fotiuomo allo sportello (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 12 February 1981
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Ottavio Jemma, Enrico Oldoini
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Manolesta runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Manolesta isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 February 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Manolesta?
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Who directed Manolesta?
Manolesta (1981) was directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and stars Tomas Milian, Giovanna Ralli, Paco Fabrini.