Stark System

Stark System

1980 · 106 min · ★ 8.5 · Crime, Comedy

Armenia Balducci's film, featuring Gian Maria Volontè as Stark, a cop-movie actor that falls prey to paranoia because he fears his latest movie will be a failure.

Directed by Armenia Balducci · Written by Armenia Balducci

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