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Il Marchese Del Grillo (1982)
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Synopsis
The real Marquis of Grillo lived in the early 18th century, but, for this take-off on the marquis' life, director
Mario Monicelli
) has changed the time period to the early 19th century when a lot more was going on in Rome. The marquis (
Alberto Sordi
) amuses himself by throwing red-hot coins to beggars, occasionally walling up the store entrance of an offending merchant and installing a urinal there instead, and generally making witty and broad comments on the life going on around him. His existence suddenly gets a lot more interesting when he discovers his physical (unrelated) twin in a Roman tavern (also
Alberto Sordi
) - a drunkard who works transporting coal when he is sober. As a joke, the marquis takes the passed-out drunk to his mansion and puts him in his bed -- fully intent on convincing the drunk and everyone else that this man is the real marquis. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Cast
Flavio Bucci
Fra Bastiano
Paolo Stoppa
Pope Pius VII
Riccardo Billi
Piperno
Alberto Sordi
Marquis of Grillo
Caroline Berg
Marquis' Mother
Production Crew
Lorenzo Baraldi
Art Director
Sergio D'Offizi
Cinematographer
Nicola Piovani
Composer (Music Score)
Mario Monicelli
Director
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Alberto Sordi
Screenwriter
Mario Monicelli
Screenwriter
Year: 1982
Runtime: 118
Country: France
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Color type
Eastmancolor
Produced by
Gaumont
Opera Film Produzione
Release
December 22, 1981 (Italy)
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