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The Marquis of Grillo
19812h 19m7.8 / 10
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.
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Alberto SordiOnofrio Del Grillo
Paolo StoppaPapa Pio VII
Caroline BergOlimpia
Riccardo BilliAronne Piperno
Flavio BucciDon Bastiano
Camillo MilliSegretario del Papa
Cochi PonzoniConte Rambaldo
Marc PorelCapitano BlanchardCredits
- Directed by
- Mario Monicelli
- Written by
- Leonardo Benvenuti, Tullio Pinelli, Mario Monicelli, Alberto Sordi, Piero De Bernardi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Tullio Pinelli, Mario Monicelli, Bernardino Zapponi, Piero De Bernardi
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Original title
- Il marchese del Grillo
- Box office
- $7.3M
Production
GaumontFrance- Opera Film ProduzioneItaly
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