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Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician

Naples, 1959. Pure Mathematics professor Renato Caccioppoli, Bakunin's grandson, is a tortured soul. Recently discharged from the psychiatric hospital, left by his wife, and increasingly disillusioned with academia and the Communist Party, he lives his last days with painful detachment.

1992 |1h 48m |  Drama, History

Cast

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Carlo Cecchi

Renato Caccioppoli

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Anna Bonaiuto

Anna

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Renato Carpentieri

Luigi Caccioppoli

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Toni Servillo

Pietro

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Antonio Neiwiller

Don Simplicio

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Licia Maglietta

Emilia

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Roberto De Francesco

Leonardo

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Andrea Renzi

Leo

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Lucio Allocca

PCI Leader

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Toni Bertorelli

Antonio Alcamo

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Nicola Di Pinto

PCI Leader

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Franco Javarone

Gentleman (as Franco Iavarone)

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Antonino Iuorio

Ferdinando, a journalist

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Nello Mascia

PCI Senator

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Enzo Moscato

Biondino

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Vincenzo Salemme

PCI Activist

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Enzo Salomone

Mathematician

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Sergio Solli

Magistrate

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Tonino Taiuti

Roberto, a journalist

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Carlo Di Maio

Cop

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Agostino Chiummariello

Bellhop

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Francesco Biscione

Examined Student

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Mario Porfito

Porter

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Lello Serao

Graveyard Director

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Patrizio Rispo

Stefanini

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Status

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Language

Italian

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