The Scent of the Night

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The Scent of the Night

1998

1h 40m

7.3(220 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.

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61 members

Acting

Valerio Mastandrea

Remo Guerra

Acting

Marco Giallini

Maurizio Leggeri

Acting

Giorgio Tirabassi

Roberto Salvo

Acting

Alessia Fugardi

Rita

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Emanuel Bevilacqua

Marco 'Rozzo' Lorusso

Acting

Francesca D'Aloja

Fake Rich Woman

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Little Tony

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Giampiero Lisarelli

Attilio

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Elda Alvigini

Michela

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Federico Pacifici

Mezzalira

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Stella Vordemann

Politician's Daughter

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Raffaele Vannoli

Junkie Robber #1

Acting

Enzo Marino Bellanich

Police Intermediary

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Serena Bonanno

Robbed Girl #1

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Claudia Botticelli

Poor Woman's Daughter

Acting

Giuseppe Calcagno

Rich Woman's Husband

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Silvano Camerini

Unknown Role

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Lorenzo Cantorio

Unknown Role

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Eolo Capritti

Rich Woman's Father

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Anna Casalino

Montecchio's Wife

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Fabrizio Casula

Pissing Victim

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Alessandro Cavalieri

Arresting Police Officer

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Cristiana Ciacci

Teresa

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Sebastiano Colla

Junkie Robber #2

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Ginevra Colonna

Daughter of Little Tony's Lover

Acting

Giorgio Conti

Politician

Directing

Massimiliano D'Epiro

Cafè Junkie #1

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Viviana Di Bert

Woman in BMW Car

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Mario Donatone

Cardinal

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Clemenza Fantoni

Screaming Old Woman

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Pino Ferrara

Taxi Client's Father

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Fabrizio Ferri

Beaten Man

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Susanna Forgione

Woman in Robbed House

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Renzo Granelli

Police Captain

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Patrizia Leonet

Little Tony's Lover

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Luciano Luminelli

Husband of Little Tony's Lover

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Cosimo Mamone

Remo's Brother-in-law

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Elena Marchesini

Robbed Girl #2

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Marcello Mazzarella

Remo's Colleague

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Giuseppe Mille

Unknown Role

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Stefano Molinari

Politician's Guest

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Antonio Obino

Montecchio

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Mario Patanè

Taxi Client

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Antonella Pierangeli

Unknown Role

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Claudio Pierantoni

Menacing Victim

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Augusto Poderosi

Cafè Junkie #1

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Elena Poli

Unknown Role

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Renzo Rossi

Tortured Victim

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Tecla Silvestrini

Poor Woman

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Nicola Siri

Shooting Police Officer

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Natale Tulli

Rozzo's Father

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Mimmo Valente

Billiard Player

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Eva Vanicek

Politician's Wife

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Marina Viro

Rich Woman

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Catherine Zago

Rich Woman's Mother

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Simone Montedoro

Cafè Junkie #3 (uncredited)

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Franca Scagnetti

Waitress (uncredited)

Crew

Riccardo Mioni

Beaten Driver (uncredited)

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Paolo Buzzurro

Man in BMW Car (uncredited)

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Ettore Martini

Man near Taxi Car (uncredited)

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Settimio Scacco

Man near Taxi Car (uncredited)

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