La macchina ammazzacattivi

May 14 1952 N/A 1h 20m
Comedy, Fantasy

In Amalfi, a village on the Italian coast, an old man who seems to have strange powers gives Celestino Esposito, the local photographer, a dangerous ability.

Plot

A demon bestows on a self-righteous working photographer's camera the power to smite from the Earth "evil-doers". Naturally, the indignant photographer turns his new weapon on, one by one, his entire village, beginning with the wealthy or illustrious. Soon, the poor he is so supposedly so enamored of become his victims too, so rife with impatience and contempt is he, that the slightest flaw is cause for smiting. Inevitably, he embarks on a task to destroy everyone.

Written by

Sergio Amidei, Giancarlo Vigorelli, Franco Brusati

Directed by

Roberto Rossellini

Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Tevere Film

Languages

Italiano

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,002
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA