The Star Maker

15+
1h 53m
1995
7.073 /10 (191)

In the golden age of cinema, everyone dreams of becoming a star. One man promises to make all their dreams come true...

Overview

The adventures and deceptions of a photographer who travels through small villages of 1950s Sicily pretending to work for the big film studios in Rome.

Country : Italy
Languages : Italiano
Released Date: 1995-09-21

Top Billed Cast

Sergio Castellitto

Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)

Tiziana Lodato

Beata

Franco Scaldati

Brigadier Mastropaolo

Leopoldo Trieste

Mute

Leo Gullotta

Vito

Clelia Rondinella

Anna's mother

Salvatore Billa

Prince

Jane Alexander

Princess

Tony Sperandeo

1st Badalamenti

Tano Cimarosa

Grandpa Bordonaro

Nicola Di Pinto

Communal Functionary

Domenico Gennaro

1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)

Luigi Maria Burruano

Flirtatious Client

Antonella Attili

Nurse

Costantino Carrozza

The Collector

Carmelo Di Mazzarelli

Old Man in Wheelchair

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