One Man Up

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One Man Up

"There are no ties in life"

2001

1h 40m

7.1(256 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Two men, both named Antonio Pisapia, see their lives go downhill in 1980s Naples. One is a crooner embroiled in a sex scandal; the other is a football player whose career is cut short by an injury.

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45 members

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Toni Servillo

Antonio Pisapia

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Andrea Renzi

Antonio Pisapia

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Nello Mascia

Molosso

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Ninni Bruschetta

Genny

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Roberto De Francesco

Gigi Moscati

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Angela Goodwin

Madre di Tony

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Enrica Rosso

Elena

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Clotilde Sabatino

Vanna

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Italo Celoro

Mister

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Beniamino Femiano

Presidente

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Marzio Honorato

Tagliaferri

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Peppe Lanzetta

Salvatore

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Stefania Barca

Monica

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Maurizio Cocorullo

Filippo Reale

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Rosaria De Cicco

Maria

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Monica Nappo

Veronica

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Andrea Marrocco

Piva

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Antonio Marfella

Sossio Novelli

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Maurizio Corvino

Palumbo

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Ciro Petriccione

Motociclista #1

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Vincenzo Pirozzi

Motociclista #2

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Agostino Chiummariello

Titta

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Lello Pascarella

Bassista

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Marco Sorrentino

Chitarrista

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Ludovica Zoina

Ragazza discoteca

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Ginestra Paladino

Infermiera

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Antonio Conte

Commissario

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Adriana Del Duca

Ragazza di Genny

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Rosina Misasi

Segretaria

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Toni Laudadio

Cameriere

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Luigi Sabatini

Oste

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Gennaro Piccirillo

Costruttore

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Federico Torre

Uomo scasso

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Marcello D'elia

Ospite TV

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Francesca Calabrese

Ospite TV

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Patrizia Imperato

Lucilla

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Claudia Di Salvo

Ragazza che balla

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Peppe Barile

Camorrista

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Alfonso Postiglione

Chirurgo

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Silvia Franco

Infermiera

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Pierluigi Tortora

Autista

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Vincenzo Merolla

Commissario

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Augusto Lala

Detenuto

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Maurizio Ricci

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Art

Lino Fiorito

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