Be Sick… It's Free

Be Sick… It's Free

1968 · 94 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

Comedy about the flawed Italian healthcare system of the time and a doctor's expeirence with it.

Directed by Luigi Zampa · Written by Alberto Sordi

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