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1952·Comedy·1h 25m
7.1
★
In Amalfi, a village on the Italian coast, an old man who seems to have strange powers gives Celestino Esposito, the local photographer, a dangerous ability.
Directed by Roberto Rossellini
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Cast

Marilyn Buferd
Marilyn Buferd
American Girl
Pietro Carloni
Pietro Carloni
William Tubbs
William Tubbs
American Girl's Father
Clara Bindi
Clara Bindi
Giulietta Del Bello (uncredited)
Giacomo Furia
Giacomo Furia
Romano Cuccurullo (uncredited)
Aldo Giuffrè
Aldo Giuffrè
(uncredited)
Carlo Giuffrè
Carlo Giuffrè
(uncredited)

Crew

Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Franco Brusati
Franco Brusati
Screenplay
Giancarlo Vigorelli
Giancarlo Vigorelli
Screenplay
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Screenplay
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Jolanda Benvenuti
Jolanda Benvenuti
Editor
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo
Screenstory
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
Conductor

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18 reviews
Craw
Craw
6.0★ · 02/03/26
The Machine That Kills Bad People
Mehhhhhh

Didn’t make me laugh and camera work is pretty outdated even for 1952
Mehhhhhh

Didn’t make me laugh and camera work is pretty outdated even for 1952
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Zach
Zach
5.0★ · 11/28/24
The Machine That Kills Bad People
Strange
Strange
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zoekravitzlover911
zoekravitzlover911
3.0★ · 11/22/24
The Machine That Kills Bad People
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frosty
frosty
6.0★ · 07/29/24
The Machine That Kills Bad People
Maybe it’s actually fine to kill the fascist tho. 

pretty funny jokes here and then w a fun premise. the top review on this movie is killer and everyone should read that !!
Maybe it’s actually fine to kill the fascist tho. 

pretty funny jokes here and then w a fun premise. the top review on this movie is killer and everyone should read that !!
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Matt
Matt
8.0★ · 02/13/24
The Machine That Kills Bad People
It’s a wonderful life meets death note meets among us meets capitalism
It’s a wonderful life meets death note meets among us meets capitalism
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