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A hat that wrote film history

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July 11, 2023

Actors Alain Delon and Humphrey Bogart wore it in the movies: a Borsolino, the legendary Italian hat. This famous accessory has been made in Alessandria since 1857. Now, the town has devoted an entire museum to it.

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