A prison warden keeps a diary in which he writes about the convicts he meets and their lives.
Accadde al Penitenziario is of 1 hour(s) and 31 minute(s). It is Produced By: Fortunia Film, Titanus. It was released on 1955-10-19. It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
Genres: Comedy
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