The Moralist

The Moralist

1959 · 93 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy

The newly appointed head of a censorship board uses his uncompromising stance against everything "immoral" – from nudity in movies to nightclubs – to hide a rather unseemly double life.

Directed by Giorgio Bianchi · Written by Ettore Maria Margadonna

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Alberto Sordi Agostino
Vittorio De Sica O.I.M.P. President
Maria Perschy Monique
Franco Fabrizi Giovanni
Christiane Nielsen Marga
Mara Berni Vera Serni
Carl Wery Krüger
Franca Valeri Virginia
Piera Arico Giovanni's wife
Vincenzo Talarico O.I.M.P. Employee
Gina Mattarolo Eleonora
Ciccio Barbi Police Chief at Caracas'

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