COMEDY . 1989 . 1h 32m . 5.9/10

I Won the New Year's Lottery_

Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospective for his career, with a lot of debts and a mobster that want him died. Unexpectedly he win the national lottery (almost Eur 2.5 Mln) and try to remain unanimous hiding the winner ticker into his typewriter. Ironically his director order to him to write an article on the mysterious winner. When he is back home he discovers all his furniture has been confiscate and will go on a public auction. He will try desperately to buy back the worthless typewriter while all his previous problems still follows him, especially the mobster...

Starring Paolo Villaggio, Antonio Allocca, Camillo Milli
5.9/10
Rating
1h 32m
Runtime
1989
Year
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospective for his career, with a lot of debts and a mobster that want him died. Unexpectedly he win the national lottery (almost Eur 2.5 Mln) and try to remain unanimous hiding the winner ticker into his typewriter. Ironically his director order to him to write an article on the mysterious winner. When he is back home he discovers all his furniture has been confiscate and will go on a public auction. He will try desperately to buy back the worthless typewriter while all his previous problems still follows him, especially the mobster...

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Cast
Paolo Villaggio stars as Paolo Ciottoli in I Won the New Year's Lottery.
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Year context
I Won the New Year's Lottery was released 37 years ago in 1989.
Overview
Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospective for his career, with a lot of debts and a mobster that want him died. Unexpectedly he win the nationa...
I Won the New Year's Lottery is a Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 32m.

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Release
Status
Released
Runtime
92 min (1h 32m)
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Rating
5.9/10 (100 votes)

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What is I Won the New Year's Lottery about?
Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospective for his career, with a lot of debts and a mobster that want him died. Unexpectedly he win the national lottery (almost Eur 2.5 Mln) and try to remain unanimous hiding the winner ticker into his typewriter. Ironically his director order to him to write an article on the mysterious winner. When he is back home he discovers all his furniture has been confiscate and will go on a public auction. He will try desperately to buy back the worthless typewriter while all his previous problems still follows him, especially the mobster...
How long is I Won the New Year's Lottery?
I Won the New Year's Lottery has a runtime of 92 minutes (1h 32m).
Who stars in I Won the New Year's Lottery?
The cast of I Won the New Year's Lottery includes Paolo Villaggio, Antonio Allocca, Camillo Milli, Ugo Bologna, Giancarlo Magalli.
What is the rating of I Won the New Year's Lottery?
I Won the New Year's Lottery has a rating of 5.9 out of 10 based on 100 votes on TMDB.

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Comedy
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