The Employee

The Employee

1960 · 95 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy

Nando is dissatisfied with his repetitive and mortifying work. He manages to escape from daily mediocrity only at night, when he enters his fantasy world.

Directed by Gianni Puccini · Written by Elio Petri

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