Don Camillo

Jan 13 1953 N/A 1h 47m
Comedy

In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community. If in secret, they admired and liked each other, politics still divided them as it is dividing the country. And when the mayor wants his "People's House"; the priest wants his "Garden City" for the poor. Division exist between the richest and the poorest, the pious and the atheists and even between lovers. But if the people are hard as the country, they are good in the bottom of there heart.

Plot

In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community. If in secret, they admired and liked each other, politics still divided them as it is dividing the country. And when the mayor wants his "People's House"; the priest wants his "Garden City" for the poor. Division exist between the richest and the poorest, the pious and the atheists and even between lovers. But if the people are as hard as the country, they are good in the bottom of their heart.

Written by

Giovanni Guareschi, Julien Duvivier, René Barjavel

Directed by

Julien Duvivier

Cast

Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Vera Talchi

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Italy

Production Companies

Rizzoli Editore, Produzione Film Giuseppe Amato, Francinex

Languages

Italiano, Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 4 nominations total

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