
The Flight of Socrates
Comedy · Action
Overview
Ajax accidentily startles Socrates, the pet parrot of his fiancé Annita, causing him to fly away through an open window. Annita says she will not marry Ajax until he returns Socrates to her. In his international search for the parrot, Ajax accidentally becomes a wanted man everywhere he goes.
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Carlo Aldini
Carlo Aldini
Ajax
Carlo Aldini
Ajax
Ruy Vismara
Ruy Vismara
Annita
Ruy Vismara
Annita


Vasco Creti
Vasco Creti
Liliana's father
Vasco Creti
Liliana's father
Giuseppe Brignone
Giuseppe Brignone
Annita's father
Giuseppe Brignone
Annita's father
Miss Rolfo
Miss Rolfo
Liliana
Miss Rolfo
Liliana
Armand Pouget
Armand Pouget
Armand Pouget
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