Horse Fever

Horse Fever

90 mins | Comedy | Oct. 29, 1976

Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. Penniless and cuckolded, Mandrake decides to make one last bet.

Horse Fever

90 mins | Comedy | Oct. 29, 1976

Horse Fever
Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. Penniless and cuckolded, Mandrake decides to make one last bet.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Primex
Original title Febbre da cavallo
Directors Vittoria Vigorelli, Lodovico Gasparini, Steno
Writers Alfredo Giannetti, Massimo Patrizi, Enrico Vanzina, Steno

Cast

Gigi Proietti

as Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti

Enrico Montesano

as Armando "Er Pomata" Pellicci

Catherine Spaak

as Gabriella

Mario Carotenuto

as De Marchis

Francesco De Rosa

as Felice Roversi

Maria Teresa Albani

as Fortune-teller

Gigi Ballista

as Count Dallara

Nikki Gentile

as Mafalda

Adolfo Celi

as President of the Court

Ennio Antonelli

as Otello "Manzotin" Rinaldi

Luciano Bonanni

as Male Nurse

Aristide Caporale

as Augustarello

Gianfranco Cardinali

as Count Dallara's Assistant

Giuseppe Castellano

as Stelvio Mazza

Fernando Cerulli

as Commercial Director

Marina Confalone

as Giuliana Pellicci

Nerina Montagnani

as Er Pomata's Grandmother

Renzo Ozzano

as Jean-Louis Rossini

Fulvio Pellegrino

as Car Driver Fined by Mandrake

Marisa Traversi

as De Marchis' Wife

Giancarlo Gregorini

as Spartaco "Er Ventresca" (uncredited)

Aldo Formisano

as Train Controller (uncredited)

Alberto Giubilo

as Horse Race Commentator (uncredited)

Umberto Amambrini

as Man in Betting Room (uncredited)

Antonio Spinnato

as Man in Betting Room (uncredited)

Giulio Massimini

as Man in Betting Room (uncredited)

Giuseppe Marrocco

as Man in Betting Room (uncredited)

Alba Maiolini

as Woman in Betting Room (uncredited)

Nancy Lecchini

as Woman in Betting Room (uncredited)

Eleonora Marchianti

as Woman in Betting Room (uncredited)

Luciano Foti

as Count Dallara's Friend (uncredited)

Lanfranco Spinola

as Count Dallara's Friend (uncredited)

Azzolino Carrega

as Count Dallara's Friend (uncredited)

Rossana Canghiari

as Fashion Model (uncredited)

Mario Pascucci

as Associate Judge (uncredited)

Vittorio Ripamonti

as Associate Judge (uncredited)

Giuseppe Namio

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Aldo Valletti

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Vezio Natili

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Lina Franchi

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Alvaro Tei

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Angelo Boscariol

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Pupita Lea Scuderoni

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Franca Scagnetti

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Maurizio Streccioni

as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Luciano Zanussi

as Hippodrome Spectator (uncredited)

Mario Castaldi

as Hippodrome Spectator (uncredited)

Sergio Silveri

as (uncredited)

Bruno Bertocci

as Tribunal Guard (uncredited)