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Doctor and the Healer is a film of genre Comedy directed by Mario Monicelli with Vittorio De Sica
Doctor and the Healer (1957)
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Add to a movie listDoctor and the Healer (Italian: Il medico e lo stregone) is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli.
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À Pianetta, il n'y a plus de médecin depuis longtemps. Quand arrive le docteur Marchetti, il s'installe chez Don Antonio, et grâce à un peu de psychologie et à un philtre magique, s'octroie la considération du village.Actors
Vittorio De Sica
(Antonio Locoratolo)
Marcello Mastroianni
(Dr. Francesco Marchetti)
Lorella De Luca
(Clamide)
Marisa Merlini
(Mafalda)
Gabriella Pallotta
(Pasqua)
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