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The Little Archimedes is a film of genre Drama directed by Gianni Amelio with Laura Betti
The Little Archimedes (1979)
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Add to a movie listIl piccolo Archimede (internationally released as The Little Archimedes) is a 1979 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Gianni Amelio. It is an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's short story "The Young Archimedes" (1924). For her role Laura Betti was awarded as best actress at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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Laura Betti
(La signora Bondi)
John Steiner
(Alfred)
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