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Ratataplan (1979) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 1, 1979

Original Title:
Ratataplan

Alternate Titles:
Ra... ta... ta... plan!
Ratataplan - Ein Versager schlägt zurück

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
Vides Cinematografica

Production Countries:
Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
FR: U 

Runtime: 95

Overview from TheMovieDB

Misadventures of Colombo, an engineer in Milano. He is the only winner of an admission test for a job, and just for this reason he isn't hired. So he becomes a barman, and he discovers a special formula that turns simple water into the "Immortality drink". He is robbed of the magic water copyright. So he tries to set up a theatrical company, but the first show is a fiasco. Since finding a normal job seems a mission impossible, he tries to set the sentimental side of his life. He targets the most beautiful girl of his building, and for her he builds a robot able to dance like Tony Manero (John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever (1977)). The robot gets drunk (!). It is another fiasco. So he targets an ugly girl and finally with her succeeds to live his surreal world for ever.

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Production

Administration:
Amedeo Baratti

Animation:
Guido Manuli

Camera Operator:
Romano Gregorig

Costume Design:
Maria Pia Angelini

Director:
Maurizio Nichetti

Director of Photography:
Mario Battistoni

Editor:
Giancarlo Rossi

First Assistant Director:
Marco Mandelli

Foley Artist:
Italo Cameracanna
Sergio Basili

Gaffer:
Ambrogio Malinverni

Key Grip:
Onofrio Coppola

Line Producer:
Alessandro Calosci

Makeup Artist:
Renzo Caroli

Original Music Composer:
Detto Mariano

Producer:
Franco Cristaldi
Nicola Carraro

Production Design:
Maria Pia Angelini

Property Master:
Roberto Fossali

Sound:
Giancarlo Rossi

Unit Manager:
Giuseppe Gerola

Writer:
Maurizio Nichetti

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