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Franco CittiCiappelletto
Ninetto DavoliAndreuccio of Perugia
Jovan JovanovićRustico (scenes deleted)
Angela LucePeronella
Vincenzo AmatoMasetto of Lamporecchio
Giuseppe ZigainaMonk
Maria Gabriella MaioneUna Madonna
Vincenzo Cristo
Pier Paolo PasoliniAllievo di Giotto
Giorgio IovineLizio da Valbona

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