Don Camillo's Last Round

1955 1h 37m IT

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7.3

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7.1

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 191★7.1IMDB · 2,341

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Synopsis

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Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament. Determined to thwart his ambitions, the good priest, ignoring the recommendations of the Lord, decides to campaign against him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fernandel
Don Camillo Tarocci
Gino Cervi
Peppone
Claude Sylvain
Clotilde
Leda Gloria
Maria Botazzi, moglie di Peppone
Umberto Spadaro
Bezzi, il contadino
Memmo Carotenuto
lo Spiccio
Saro Urzì
il Brusco
Guido Celano
il maresciallo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carmine Gallone
Writers: Giovanni Guareschi, Giovanni Guareschi
Languages: French, Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Don Camillo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carmine Gallone, shot by Anchise Brizzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alessandro Cicognini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Niccolò Lazzari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Fernandel and Gino Cervi and Claude Sylvain carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Carmine Gallone directs. Anchise Brizzi behind the camera. Alessandro Cicognini scores. Niccolò Lazzari cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
3Part of the "Don Camillo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Carmine Gallone, shot by Anchise Brizzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alessandro Cicognini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Niccolò Lazzari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Fernandel and Gino Cervi and Claude Sylvain carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0048002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.