Million Dollar Eel

An heiress (Piccolo) fakes her own kidnapping in order to get money from her parents and hides in the river Po's delta among eel fisherman and is helped by a small time smuggler (Toffolo).

Cast

Ottavia Piccolo

as Margherita 'Tina' Tellini

Lino Toffolo

as Giovanni Boscolo 'Bissa'

Rodolfo Baldini

as Lino

Mario Adorf

as Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca

Senta Berger

as Countess Spodani

Gabriele Ferzetti

as Vasco

Franco Marletta

as Verzini

Daniele Dublino

as Priest

Ricky Gianco

as Barman

Sergio Cesca

as Inspector Cesca

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