Il marchese del Grillo
- 1981
- 2h 15m
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7.7/10
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A mischievous nobleman and his poor doppelganger get into serious troubles when a practical joke endangers the Pope.A mischievous nobleman and his poor doppelganger get into serious troubles when a practical joke endangers the Pope.A mischievous nobleman and his poor doppelganger get into serious troubles when a practical joke endangers the Pope.
- Awards
- 9 wins & 7 nominations
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- TriviaActor Paolo Stoppa, who plays Pope Pio VII in this movie, has the unusual record of having played the role of a Pope no less than four times in his career, including Saint Peter in Nerone (1977), Alexander III in Becket (1964) and an unnamed Pope in Jus primae noctis (1972).
- GoofsThe Marquis Onofrio Del Grillo is in a bedroom with the beautiful French opera singer Olympia, played by Caroline Berg: she, completely naked, goes to the basin to wash herself and then turns her back showing the marks of the bikini on her tanned skin. Considering the historical period (1800 in Papal Rome), no woman in Europe knew and used a bikini.
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Great comedy with depth.
Mario Monicelli is definitely one of the greatest directors of Italian cinema and Alberto Sordi is an absolute Genius. Here they team up again...And what a great fun it was to discover this less known little gem of the early eighties! Sordi is an atypical and fanciful aristocrat who plays the fool to forget the emptiness and uselessness of his own life in the context of french Napoleonic troops invading Italy, bringing along a few revolutionary ideas...It's a light, refreshing and very enjoyable comedy, addressing some very serious and deep questions like the power of the Catholic Church and the Pope, the aristocrats' privileges, justice, corruption, forgiveness and much more. There is even a delicious part where a coal cutter is being mistaken as the marquis, Sordi having great fun playing both roles...Indeed you can watch it many times and you will be amazed how fun and deep this movie can be.
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- Aug 3, 2017
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- Also known as
- Die tolldreisten Streiche des Marchese del Grillo
- Filming locations
- Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy(hills)
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- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Il marchese del Grillo (1981) officially released in Canada in English?
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