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Italian screenwriter (1902–1989)
Also known as: Zavattini, Чезаре Дзаваттини, سيزار زافاتيني, 체사레 차바티니, チェザーレ・ザヴァッティーニ, 切萨雷‧扎瓦蒂尼
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Get your own suggestionsKnown works
- Diario cinematografico (1979)
- Un paese vent'anni dopo (1976)
- Indiscretion of an American wife
- Neorealismo ecc (1979)
- Una, cento, mille lettere (1988)