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We had seven or eight lawyers,
among which
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poor Mr Prisco,
who's famous in Milano,
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and Mr Massaro,
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people who dealt with cinema:
Mr Rocchetti,
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Mr De Mayo,
who was the lawyer of Messagero...
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When we went to Milano,
we left with all these lawyers,
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who chose the best hotels.
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Unfortunately, the movie...
:52:33
Despite the long defenses
of certain lawyers,
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others only stood up
to ask the judge
:52:42
for pity...
:52:45
So we were accused of
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mistreating animals,
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as nobody could say that
we mistreated people anymore.
:52:56
We brought to life the people
:53:00
who were linked to us through
the contract.
:53:05
So we were charged.
:53:07
I got a suspended sentence
of 4 months
:53:11
and a fee of 400 000 lires
of the time...
:53:17
The movie was seized and
forbidden to be sold abroad.
:53:22
We had to use trickery to
sell it abroad.
:53:28
It is only 3 years afterwards
:53:31
that the movie was freed.
:53:35
At that time,
:53:37
the movie had already been
successful abroad.
:53:41
It was also successful in Italy
but less than at the beginning.
:53:47
The cuts made by censorship
were minimal.
:53:51
For instance, they cut
the adultery scene,
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shots from the turtle scene,