Let's Have a Riot

1970 2h 11m IT

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 9

Comedy

Synopsis

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Episodes centering on different aspects of early-1970s Italian life, set in a television studio, a factory, a university, and a Catholic parish.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nino Manfredi
Beretta
Alberto Sordi
Don Giuseppe Montanari
Vittorio Gassman
Riccardo
Enrico Maria Salerno
Don Roberto
Michel Simon
Cavazza
Marina Vlady
Imma the cashier
Milly Vitale
Maria, moglie di Romano
Sergio Tofano
il vescovo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luigi Zampa
Writers: Silvano Ambrogi, Silvano Ambrogi, Piero De Bernardi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luigi Zampa, shot by Giuseppe Ruzzolini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Nino Manfredi and Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0065573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Luigi Zampa directs. Giuseppe Ruzzolini behind the camera. Piero Piccioni scores. Mario Morra cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Luigi Zampa, shot by Giuseppe Ruzzolini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Piero Piccioni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mario Morra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nino Manfredi and Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0065573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.