Il commissario Lo Gatto

1986 1h 31m IT

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 121

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Police commissioner Lo Gatto is in charge of the local Italian police station within Vatican State. During an investigation, following the murder of a Vatican priest, he decides to question the Pope! For this reason Lo Gatto is sent to a Sicilian remote island Favignana. There is very little for the commissioner to do on the quiet island, so Lo Gatto decides to investigate the vanishing of a tourist which quickly becomes a very complicated affair.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lino Banfi
Natale Lo Gatto
Maurizio Ferrini
Gino Gridelli
Maurizio Micheli
Vito Ragusa
Isabel Russinova
Maria Papetti / Wilma Cerulli
Galeazzo Benti
Fricò
Renata Attivissimo
Addolorata Patanè
Nicoletta Boris
Annunziata Patanè
Albano Bufalini
Salvatore Calì

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dino Risi
Writers: Dino Risi, Enrico Vanzina, Dino Risi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dino Risi, shot by Alessandro D'Eva. 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 Manuel De Sica. 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 Alberto Gallitti 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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Lino Banfi and Maurizio Ferrini and Maurizio Micheli carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Dino Risi directs. Alessandro D'Eva behind the camera. Manuel De Sica scores. Alberto Gallitti cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Dino Risi, shot by Alessandro D'Eva. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Manuel De Sica. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Alberto Gallitti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lino Banfi and Maurizio Ferrini and Maurizio Micheli carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0092770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.