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The Marquis of Grillo

The Marquis of Grillo

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The Marquis of Grillo

1981

2h 19m

7.8(502 votes)

Comedy

Overview

In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.

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Gaumont

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Onofrio Del Grillo

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

Papa Pio VII

Caroline Berg

Caroline Berg

Olimpia

Riccardo Billi

Riccardo Billi

Aronne Piperno

Flavio Bucci

Flavio Bucci

Don Bastiano

Camillo Milli

Camillo Milli

Segretario del Papa

Cochi Ponzoni

Cochi Ponzoni

Conte Rambaldo

Marc Porel

Marc Porel

Capitano Blanchard

Pietro Tordi

Pietro Tordi

Monsignor Terenzio Del Grillo

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Padre Sabino

Creative team

Directed by: Mario Monicelli
Written by: Tullio Pinelli
Alberto Sordi
Produced by: Luciano De Feo
Renzo Rossellini

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