Don Camillo: Monsignor

1961 1h 49m IT

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 180

Comedy

Synopsis

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Don Camillo (now bishop) and Peppone (now senator) return to the town of Brescello and rekindle their friendly rivalry.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fernandel
Don Camillo Tarocci
Gino Cervi
Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi
Gina Rovere
Gisella Marasca
Leda Gloria
Maria Botazzi, moglie di Peppone
Valeria Ciangottini
Rosetta Grotti
Saro Urzì
Brusco, il sindaco
Marco Tulli
Lo smilzo
Emma Gramatica
Desolina, la vecchia

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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65 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 Carlo Carlini. 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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CAST

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Fernandel and Gino Cervi and Gina Rovere carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0054814 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Carmine Gallone directs. Carlo Carlini behind the camera. Alessandro Cicognini scores. Niccolò Lazzari cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

165 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 Carlo Carlini. 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 Gina Rovere carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0054814 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.