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The Marquis of Grillo
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The Marquis of Grillo

1981-12-23 · 139 min · ★ 7.8

Comedy

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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Directors
Mario Monicelli
Production companies
Gaumont, Opera Film Produzione
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 7,283,223

Top Cast

Alberto SordiAlberto SordiOnofrio Del Grillo
Paolo StoppaPaolo StoppaPapa Pio VII
Caroline BergCaroline BergOlimpia
Riccardo BilliRiccardo BilliAronne Piperno
Flavio BucciFlavio BucciDon Bastiano
Camillo MilliCamillo MilliSegretario del Papa
Cochi PonzoniCochi PonzoniConte Rambaldo
Marc PorelCapitano Blanchard
Pietro TordiPietro TordiMonsignor Terenzio Del Grillo
Leopoldo TriesteLeopoldo TriestePadre Sabino
Giorgio GobbiGiorgio GobbiRicciotto
Isabelle LinnartzIsabelle LinnartzGenuflessa
Tommaso BiancoTommaso BiancoAmministratore
Marina ConfaloneMarina ConfaloneCamilla
Elena FioreAnita
Elena Daskowa ValenzanoMarchesa del Grillo
Andrea BevilacquaPolpeo
Angela CampanellaAngela CampanellaFaustina
Isabella De BernardiIsabella De BernardiFiglia di Gasperino
Gianni Di PintoMaruccio

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