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Released 18 years ago.
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Il Divo
2008 1h 53m IT
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7.6
BANGER
★7.6TMDB · 1,208
Drama
Synopsis
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Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist massacres, loss of friends, slanderous accusations; but now certain repentant mobsters implicate him in the crimes of Cosa Nostra.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Toni Servillo
Giulio Andreotti
Anna Bonaiuto
Livia Danese
Giulio Bosetti
Eugenio Scalfari
Flavio Bucci
Franco Evangelisti
Carlo Buccirosso
Paolo Cirino Pomicino
Giorgio Colangeli
Salvo Lima
Alberto Cracco
Don Mario Canciani
Piera Degli Esposti
Signora Enea
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Writers
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Countries
- Italy, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
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International production across 2 countries: Italy, France.
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Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by Teho Teardo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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Editor Cristiano Travaglioli 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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Toni Servillo and Anna Bonaiuto and Giulio Bosetti carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt1023490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paolo Sorrentino directs. Luca Bigazzi behind the camera. Teho Teardo scores. Cristiano Travaglioli cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Italy, France. Dialogue in Italian, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Italy, France.
- 4Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Teho Teardo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Cristiano Travaglioli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Toni Servillo and Anna Bonaiuto and Giulio Bosetti carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt1023490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "politics", "italy", "vatican (holy see)", "1970s".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Luca Bigazzi
- Original score
- Teho Teardo
- Editing
- Cristiano Travaglioli
- Production design
- Lino Fiorito
- Costume design
- Daniela Ciancio
- Makeup / hair
- Vittorio Sodano
- Stunt coordinator
- Gianluca Petrazzi
- Runtime
- 113 min · 1h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $7,275,000
- Box office
- $11,260,366
- Return
- 155% of budget
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Il Divo (2008)
Awards
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- Jury Prize
- David di Donatello for Best Actor
- David di Donatello for Best Make-up
- David di Donatello for Best Cinematography
- David di Donatello for Best Hairstyling
- David di Donatello for Best Visual Effects
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Paolo Sorrentino
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Indigo Film
IT
Lucky Red
IT
- PA
Parco Film
- BA
Babe Films
FR
StudioCanal
FR
Sky
IT
Key crew
- EditorCristiano Travaglioli
- ProducerFrancesca Cima
- Production DesignLino Fiorito
- Costume DesignDaniela Ciancio
- CastingAnnamaria Sambucco
- Set DecorationAlessandra Mura
- ProducerAndrea Occhipinti
- ProducerNicola Giuliano
- StuntsValentina Rossi Stuart
- StuntsBruno Di Luia
- Production ManagerViola Prestieri
- ResearcherLara Lucchetta
- Production ManagerGennaro Formisano
- Co-ProducerFabio Conversi
- Assistant DirectorDavide Bertoni
- Still PhotographerGianni Fiorito
- Sound RecordistEmanuele Cecere
- Sound EditorSilvia Moraes
- Co-ProducerMaurizio Coppolecchia
- Sound MixerAngelo Raguseo
- Makeup DesignerVittorio Sodano
- Stunt CoordinatorGianluca Petrazzi
- StuntsEmanuele Romano
- Key Hair StylistAldo Signoretti
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- politics
- italy
- vatican (holy see)
- 1970s
- prime minister
- biography
- mafia
- italian history
- 1980s
- 1990s
- state crimes
- cosa nostra
- domestic terrorism
- pentito
- repentant mobster
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2009-01-15· Palm Springs International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2009-04-24NR
Also known as
International titles
- Il Divo: la spettacolare vita di Giulio AndreottiIT
- 일 디보KR
- نخست وزیرIR
- ЗвездаRU
- El divoAR
