Don Camillo in Moscow

1965 1h 49m IT

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 211

Comedy

Synopsis

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Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegation visiting the Soviet Union.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fernandel
Don Camillo Tarocci
Gino Cervi
Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi
Graziella Granata
Nadia
Gianni Garko
Scamoggia
Leda Gloria
Maria Bottazzi
Saro Urzì
Brusco
Marco Tulli
Smilzo
Jacques Herlin
Perletti

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luigi Comencini
Writers: Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi
Languages: French, Italian, Russian
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Italian, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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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 Luigi Comencini, shot by Armando Nannuzzi. 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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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Fernandel and Gino Cervi and Graziella Granata carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luigi Comencini directs. Armando Nannuzzi behind the camera. Alessandro Cicognini scores. Nino Baragli cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in French, Italian, Russian.

Trivia

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161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Italian, Russian.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Part of the "Don Camillo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Luigi Comencini, shot by Armando Nannuzzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alessandro Cicognini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Nino Baragli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Fernandel and Gino Cervi and Graziella Granata carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0059049 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.