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Gardenia is a film of genre Crime directed by Domenico Paolella with Franco Califano
Gardenia (1979)
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Add to a movie listGardenia, also known as Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala, is a 1979 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Domenico Paolella. It represents the first leading role for the singer-songwriter Franco Califano.
^ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
^ Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.
^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
Actors
Franco Califano
(Gardenia)
Martin Balsam
(Salluzzo)
Robert Webber
(Tony Caruso)
Licinia Lentini
(Miriam Bella)
Melissa Chimenti
(Melissa)
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