Il bambino e il poliziotto

Name: Il bambino e il poliziotto
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1989-12-20
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Carlo Verdone, Federico Rizzo, Adriana Franceschi, Barbara Cupisti, Isabella De Bernardi

1989·Movie·106 min·★ 5.9(84)

Comedy Family

Carlo, a police officer, after intercepting a call conducts a drug bust at a private party at the upper class apartment of Rosanna Clerici and she is arrested. Just as the police and party guests are leaving, Giulio, Rosanna's six-year-old son, comes out of his room and asks Carlo where his mother is. Seeing that Carlo is the person responsible for his mother's arrest, Giulio tags along with him until his mother is freed. Carlo does everything possible to have Social Services or somebody look after the kid but is told by the Courts that he is the best candidate for his custody until a better one is found. Even though Giulio manages to turn Carlo's life inside out he ends up getting to like the kid and falling for the kid's mother, Rosanna, while she is in prison. It ends with Rosanna being released from prison and the three of them going out for dinner.

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About Il bambino e il poliziotto

Il bambino e il poliziotto is a 1989 Italian-language comedy and family film directed by Carlo Verdone. The cast is led by Carlo Verdone, Federico Rizzo, Adriana Franceschi. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 100 ratings.

Il bambino e il poliziotto was produced by Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica and Reteitalia and made in Italy. It was released on December 20, 1989.

Director: Carlo Verdone
Writers: Piero De Bernardi, Carlo Verdone, Leonardo Benvenuti
Release date: December 20, 1989
Original language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Production: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Reteitalia

Il bambino e il poliziotto cast & crew

Il bambino e il poliziotto was directed by Carlo Verdone and written by Piero De Bernardi, Carlo Verdone, and Leonardo Benvenuti.

The cast features Carlo Verdone as Carlo Vinciguerra, Federico Rizzo as Giulio, Adriana Franceschi as Rosanna Clerici, Barbara Cupisti as Lucia, Isabella De Bernardi as Ofc. D'Ambrosio, and Gianluca Favilla as Det. Folliero.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Danilo Desideri and it was produced by Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori.

Is Il bambino e il poliziotto worth watching?

Il bambino e il poliziotto holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 84 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and family, Il bambino e il poliziotto is worth a place on your watchlist.

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