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Director:
Terence Hill
Writers:
Giovanni Guareschi (books)
Lori Hill (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 May 1984 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
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NewsDesk:
Venice Film Festival: John Exshaw Reports -Day One
 (From CinemaRetro. 28 August 2007, 10:30 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Too Cool - No Warmth - No Edges more (6 total)

Cast

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Terence Hill ... Don Camillo
Colin Blakely ... Peppone
Mimsy Farmer ... Jo Magro
Andy Luotto ... Smilzo
Lew Ayres ... Doc

Sam Whipple ... Gigio

Joseph Ragno ... Brusco
Jennifer Hingel ... Lilly
Franco Diogene ... Binella (as Frank Diogene)
Monica Gravina ... Bride
Mauro Gravina ... Groom
Roberto Boninsegna ... Angel soccer player
Carlo Ancelotti ... Devil soccer player
Roberto Pruzzo ... Devil soccer player
Luciano Spinosi ... Devil soccer player
Allan Arbus ... Christ (voice)
Ross Hill ... Magrino
Cyril Cusack ... Bishop
Lorenza Residori ... Gabriella
Silvia Umbrinozzi ... Nina
Siria Betti ... Nicolina
Jess Hill ... Phantom
Bianca Doria ... Doc's maid
Adria Mortari ... Spokeswoman
Anita Zagaria ... Nicolina's daughter
Laura Colombo ... First mother
Odette Ralli ... Second mother
Amilcare Simonazzi ... Nicolina's son
Giovanne Bagassi ... Peppone's son
David Mills ... Folini
Veronica Wells ... Mrs. Folini
Italo Preti ... Filotti
Teresa Assandri ... Bird lady
Philip Raclin ... Pilot
Ernesto Poli ... Monsignore
Alberto Favagrossa ... First old man
Andrea Dall'Asta ... Second old man
Giuseppe Toscani ... Third old man
Daisy Mari ... Council woman
Gaia Mariani ... Nurse
Claudia Amdasasi ... Rock dancer
Ginetto Bonesi ... Rock dancer
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Directed by
Terence Hill 
 
Writing credits
Giovanni Guareschi (books)

Lori Hill (screenplay)

Produced by
Terence Hill .... producer
Mark Johnson .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Pino Donaggio 
 
Cinematography by
Franco Di Giacomo 
 
Film Editing by
Jack Fitzstephens 
Camilla Toniolo 
 
Casting by
Ruth Carter 
Ellen Chenoweth 
 
Production Design by
Mario Garbuglia 
 
Costume Design by
Vera Marzot 
 
Makeup Department
Fausto De Lisio .... hair stylist
Mauro Menconi .... assistant makeup artist (as Mauro Meniconi)
Franco Napoli .... assistant makeup artist (as Francesco Napoli)
Gino Zamprioli .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Lucio Bompani .... executive in charge of production
Ennio Di Meo .... unit manager
Giovanni Loffreda .... unit manager
Arduino Mercuri .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roberto Pariante .... assistant director
Joseph Spencer .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Barbara Agreman .... assistant set designer
Bruno Aller .... assistant set designer
Gilberto Carbonaro .... construction master
Tiziana Cassoni .... assistant set dresser
Nicola Di Salvo .... construction worker
Carlo Gervasi .... set designer
Guglielmo Modestini .... painter
Bruno Schiavi .... draperies
Peiti Yeh .... assistant set designer
 
Sound Department
Nick Alexander .... sound editor
Fausto Ancillai .... sound mixer
Roberto Arcangeli .... additional sound effects
Mario Bramonti .... sound mixer
Giuseppe Muratori .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Pasquale Sarao .... special effects
 
Stunts
Salvatore Borghese .... stunt coordinator
Jess Hill .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Giancarlo Bachetti .... electrician
Eraldo Barbona .... grip
Alessandro Bianchi .... parachute camera operator
Sandro Borni .... still photographer
Elio Bosi .... grip
Marcello Cardarelli .... electrician
Alessandro Chiara .... assistant camera
Stefano Coletta .... assistant camera
Sergio Conti .... grip
Augusto Diamanti .... key grip
Albertino Funari .... gaffer
Massimo Garzia .... electrician
Valerio Garzia .... chief electrician
Rolando Marcheggiani .... electrician
Anteo Pacini .... electrician
Roberto Pizzi .... grip
Carlo Tafani .... camera operator
Gianfranco Transunto .... Steadicam operator (as Franco Transunto)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stella Battista .... wardrobe
Valeria Sponsali .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Eugenio Alabiso .... supervising editor
Deborah Catts .... assistant editor
Teresa Negozio .... assistant editor
Giuseppe Romano .... assistant editor
Paolo Vochicievich .... editing coordinator (as Paolo Wochicievich)
Jess Hill .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Neil Kirk .... assistant film editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Maurizio Guarini .... musician: keyboards
Natale Massara .... conductor
 
Transportation Department
Nicola Massimi .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Roberto Boninsegna .... soccer team coach
Eolo Capacci .... publicist
Leonardo Caracciolo .... location manager
Ruth Carter .... publicist
Don Fulvio Goffredi .... religious consultant
Piero Gounellini .... runner
Paolo Gozlino .... choreographer
Maurizio Guarini .... synthesizer programmer
Raffaele Mottola .... continuity (as Ray Mottola)
Ernesto Poli .... paymaster
Helen Scourby .... diction teacher
Elena Sedlak .... choreographer (as Helen Sedlak)
Daniele Tiberi .... administrator
 
Thanks
Giuseppe Colizzi .... film dedicated to
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The World of Don Camillo (USA)
Allou o papas... ki allou ta rasa tou! (Greece) [el]
Don Camillo - veijari vai pyhimys? (Finland) [fi]
Don Camillo slaat door (Netherlands) [nl]
Don Camilo (Spain) [es]
Keiner haut wie Don Camillo (West Germany) [de]
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Runtime:
126 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Germany:6 | Finland:K-8
Filming Locations:
Brescello, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy more
Company:
Paloma Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Cuban-American actor Tomas Milian was considered for the role of 'Peppone' but turned it down. more
Movie Connections:
Version of "Pequeno Mundo de D. Camilo" (1957) more
Soundtrack:
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7 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Too Cool - No Warmth - No Edges, 14 August 2002
3/10
Author: Stefan Kahrs from Canterbury, England

This movie lacks the charm and the warmth of the original stories by Guareschi. Transporting the context 30 years forward into present-day (that is: 1980s) Italy was probably the right thing to do, since the distance in time wasn't big enough to film this as a period piece, but turning Don Camillo into such a cool dude rips the heart out of these stories. Mario Girotti plays the character in Trinity style, aloof, quirky, dead-pan; but this Camillo is barely recognisable as the passionately caring priest of the books. I don't think the earlier Camillo incarnation by Fernandel was right either (e.g. Fernandel's Camillo was not physical enough), but at least it exuded the required warmth.

A cool Don Camillo creates another problem: what happens with his constant little battles with Peppone and his party? Peppone's communist shenanigans are similarly toned down and as a result the antagonism between the two sides does not ring true - at least not to the extent the stories require. Thus, this film version also lacks the tension, conflict and hatred between the two camps. Perhaps there was some sensitivity here towards the American market: no children's movies with real communists in them, please!

A few changes to cater for the international market are also embarrassing: the two soccer teams are called "Angels" and "Devils" (in English!) and a couple of the songs performed in Church are in English as well. This is situated in rural Italy!

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