Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
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In 1976, Faustino, an aspiring guitarist wasting away his teenage years in a sleepy town, gets what could be his big break when he joins the summer tour of a washed-up maestro from the big city.
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Edited by Esmeralda CalabriaShot by Luca BigazziScored by Fausto MesolellaDesigned by Giancarlo Basili
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2007 · Box office
Grossed $664K worldwide
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Antimo Merolillo
as Faustino Ciaramella
Lina Sastri
as Vincenza Ciaramella
Pierluigi Tortora
as Pescivendolo
Fortunato Cerlino
as Ufficiale del distretto
Toni Servillo
as Maestro Domenico Falasco
Ortensia De Francesco
as Giuseppina Falasco
Peppe D Argenzio
as Saxofonista
Tony Laudadio
as Saxofonista
Beppe Nubifero
as Batterista
Ugo Pancaldi
as Tastierista
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4Producers
1Other crew
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