Grand Hotel Excelsior

1982 1h 51m IT

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 197

Comedy

Synopsis

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Taddeus is the manager of the Grand Hotel Excelsior. The Summer season begins in May and since then many odd persons frequent the hotel. There is Ilde Vivaldi, in love with Taddeus and the boxer Pericle Coccia who has an important match and falls in love with Maria. There is the Mago di Segrate trying to win world fame by levitating thirty meters high. And there is the waiter Egisto whose daughter is in a Swiss College believing her father is a man of importance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adriano Celentano
Taddeus
Enrico Montesano
Egisto Costanzi
Diego Abatantuono
Il mago di Segrate
Carlo Verdone
Pericle Coccia
Eleonora Giorgi
Ilde Vivaldi
Aldina Martano
Fatima
Isabella Amadeo
Maria
Franco Diogene
Ing. Binotti

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pipolo
Writers: Castellano, Castellano, Pipolo
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pipolo, shot by Danilo Desideri. 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 Armando Trovajoli. 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 Antonio Siciliano 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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Adriano Celentano and Enrico Montesano and Diego Abatantuono carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084018 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Pipolo directs. Danilo Desideri behind the camera. Armando Trovajoli scores. Antonio Siciliano cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Pipolo, shot by Danilo Desideri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Armando Trovajoli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Adriano Celentano and Enrico Montesano and Diego Abatantuono carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0084018 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.