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 total
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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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Il "Marchese del Grillo" is an incredibly enjoying movie,Alberto Sordi is absolutely a "maestro" of acting.He portrays his character in a really smashing way.You can realize better and agree with what I'm saying,if you can understand the Roman dialect,as I do.Alberto is great not only because he depicts this really existed character in a very convincing way ,but he also adds fun to the movie through the creation of Gasperino,the drunken coal seller. I think that all those American actors of Italian origins should understand and recognize that he's really their own "maestro" too. In a few words Alberto represents for the world of the cinema what Dante Alighieri still represents for the world literature Apart from our big Alberto,I must also praise the performance of the rest of the cast and the wise direction of Mario Monicelli.According to me he's the only director in the world who has always succeeded in depicting in a very faithful and convincing manner different historical periods of my country, that's Italy.
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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
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Il marchese del Grillo (1981) officially released in India in English?
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