The Early Bird Catches the Worm

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| name = The Early Bird Catches the Worm

| image = The Early Bird Catches the Worm.jpg

| caption =

| director = Francesco Patierno

| writer =

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Elio Germano
• Laura Chiatti
• Martina Stella
• Umberto Orsini

}}

| music = Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi

| cinematography = Mauro Marchetti

| editing =

| producer =

| released = {{Film date|2008}}

| country = Italy

}}

The Early Bird Catches the Worm ({{langx|it|Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca}}) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Patierno, based on autobiographical book Il giocatore (ogni scomessa e un debito) by Marco Baldini.{{cite news|last= Boyd van Hoeij |title=Review: 'The Early Bird Catches the Worm' |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/the-early-bird-catches-the-worm-1200508383/ |accessdate=4 March 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=July 11, 2008}}{{cite news|last= Claudia Mormiglione |title=Le scommesse, le donne, Fiorello La vita di Marco Baldini è un film |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/02/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/mattino-oro/mattino-oro/mattino-oro.html?ref=search |accessdate=4 March 2014|newspaper= La Repubblica |date= February 20, 2008 }}