Pitigrilli, Writer and Spy

November 9, 2017
40 min
Season 1 - Episode 22: Pitigrilli, Writer and Spy

Season 1 - Episode 22: Pitigrilli, Writer and Spy

Passato e Presente - Backdrop

Overview

Episode dedicated to Dino Segre, also known as "Pitigrilli": one of Turin's most read writers who, in 1930s, became a spy for OVRA (the Fascist regime's political police), although he himself often had problems with the regime, that considered him "immoral" and his novels "not very Italian".

Episode Information

TV Show

Passato e Presente

Season

Season 1

Episode Number

22

Air Date

November 9, 2017

Runtime

40 minutes

Guest Stars

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Chiara Colombini

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