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The Marquis of Grillo

ComedyHistory

Duration

2h 19m

Release

23 Dec 1981

Country

Italy

Language

Italian

Overview

In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.

Plot

A mischievous nobleman and his poor doppelganger get into serious troubles when a practical joke endangers the Pope.

Cast

Alberto SordiPaolo StoppaCaroline Berg

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.7/10

Details

Director

Mario Monicelli

Writers

Bernardino ZapponiLeonardo BenvenutiPiero De Bernardi

Revenue

$7,283,223

Awards

9 wins & 7 nominations
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