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A Dangerous Toy is a 1979 Italian crime drama film written and directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was co-produced by Sergio Leone. The toy of the title is a gun. The film chronicles how a frustrated and shy accountant may become a cruel and ruthless executioner. For his role in this film Vittorio Mezzogiorno won the Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actor.
Original Release
02/21/1979
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marlène Jobert | Ada / Ada Barletta |
| Arnoldo Foa | Nicola Griffo |
| Olga Karlatos | Laura / Laura Griffo |
| Vittorio Mezzogiorno | Sauro Civerra / Sauro Civera |
| Pamela Villoresi | Patrizia Griffo |
| Carlo Bagno | The Prisoner / Scopino del carcere |
| Renato Scarpa | The Gun Dealer / Armaiolo |
| Luciano Catenacci | Benotti / Gorilla di Griffo |
| Mario Brega | Gangster with 'lo Slavo' / Uomo dello Slavo |
| Nanni Massa | The Lawyer |
Directors
Writers
Nino Manfredi, Sergio Donati, Tapan Saha
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marlène Jobert | Ada / Ada Barletta |
| Arnoldo Foa | Nicola Griffo |
| Olga Karlatos | Laura / Laura Griffo |
| Vittorio Mezzogiorno | Sauro Civerra / Sauro Civera |
| Pamela Villoresi | Patrizia Griffo |
| Carlo Bagno | The Prisoner / Scopino del carcere |
| Renato Scarpa | The Gun Dealer / Armaiolo |
| Luciano Catenacci | Benotti / Gorilla di Griffo |
| Mario Brega | Gangster with 'lo Slavo' / Uomo dello Slavo |
| Nanni Massa | The Lawyer |
| Ro Marcenaro | The Investigating Magistrate |
| Arnaldo Ninchi | The TV Interviewer / Intervistatore TV |
| Daniele Formica | Gualtiero |
| Giuseppe Vicini | Vittorio Barletta's Bodyguard / Guardia del corpo di Vittorio |
| Mario Cecchi | Vittorio Barletta's Neighbour / Vicino di Vittorio |
| Giuseppe De Nova | Ennio |
| Agla Marsili | (credit only) / Vera |
| Patrizia Carrano | The blonde Journalist |
| Lory Del Santo | Woman with 'lo Slavo' |
| Margherita Horowitz | Woman into the Pizza Restaurant |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sergio Leone | Executive Producer |
| Claudio Mancini | Executive Producer |
| Claudio Mancini | Producer |
| Fulvio Morsella | Producer |
