Il marchese del Grillo

Dec 23 1981 N/A 2h 15m

Comedy, History

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

The marquess of Grillo is a good-natured, clever and women-loving man who is always inventing stories and cracking all types of jokes. The film tells the story of his life.

Written by

Bernardino Zapponi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi

Directed by

Mario Monicelli

Cast

Alberto Sordi, Paolo Stoppa, Caroline Berg

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Gaumont, Opera Film Produzione

Languages

Italiano

Awards

9 wins & 7 nominations

Scores

# of Votes

4,204

Average Rating

7.7 out of 10

Metascore

Popularity

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