
Califano
TV Movie · Drama · Music
Overview
Twenty years in the life of "Il Califfo" Franco Califano, from the Rome of the Dolce Vita to the 1984 concert at the Teatro Parioli, through great musical successes, loves, falls, and comebacks.
Top Cast


Leo Gassmann
Leo Gassmann
Franco Califano
Leo Gassmann
Franco Califano


Giampiero De Concilio
Giampiero De Concilio
Antonello Mazzeo
Giampiero De Concilio
Antonello Mazzeo


Valeria Bono
Valeria Bono
Ornella Vanoni
Valeria Bono
Ornella Vanoni


Andrea Ceravolo
Andrea Ceravolo
Gianni Minà
Andrea Ceravolo
Gianni Minà


Angelica Cinquantini
Angelica Cinquantini
Mita Medici
Angelica Cinquantini
Mita Medici


Angelo Donato Colombo
Angelo Donato Colombo
Francis Turatello
Angelo Donato Colombo
Francis Turatello


Jacopo Dragonetti
Jacopo Dragonetti
Edoardo Vianello
Jacopo Dragonetti
Edoardo Vianello


Andrea Dugoni
Andrea Dugoni
Alfredo Rossi
Andrea Dugoni
Alfredo Rossi


Rosa Palasciano
Rosa Palasciano
Jolanda
Rosa Palasciano
Jolanda


Antonio Perna
Antonio Perna
Elio
Antonio Perna
Elio
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