List of the best Mario Monicelli movies: Big Deal on Madonna Street(1958), Brancaleone at the Crusades(1971), The Passionate Thief(1960), The Girl With a Pistol(1968), High Infidelity(1964), Casanova 70(1965), The Organizer(1963), Rossini! Rossini!(1991), Lady Liberty(1972), Let's Hope It's a Girl(1985), Boccaccio '70(1962), The Great War(1959) ... ...
Comedy
Italy
1958
91 Minutes
Director
Vittorio Gassman Marcello Mastroianni Totò Renato Salvatori Rossana Rory Carla Gravina
thief safecracker spinster police officer maid charming hilarious madcap italy street apartment rome tunnel heist mishaps crime romance quest 1950s
A motley quintet of inept small-time thieves attempt the burglary of a local pawnshop in this Italian farce.
Comedy
Italy|Algeria
1971
129 Minutes
Director
Vittorio Gassman Adolfo Celi Stefania Sandrelli Gigi Proietti Gianrico Tedeschi Beba Loncar
After saving an infant of royal blood, knight Brancaleone forms a new army and sets out to return the baby to his father: a prince fighting in the Crusades.
Comedy
Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Director
Anna Magnani Ben Gazzara Totò Gina Rovere Dori Dorika Mac Ronay Peppino De Martino Fanfulla
On New Year's Eve, an insecure, struggling actress (Anna Magnani) has nothing to do. When a colleague invites her to a New Year's party, she jumps at the opportunity. Accidentally she runs ... See full summary »
Comedy
Italy
1968
100 Minutes
Director
Monica Vitti Stanley Baker Carlo Giuffré Corin Redgrave Anthony Booth Catherine Feller Helen Downing Dominic Allan
A Sicilian woman, "dishonored" by her lover, goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.
Comedy
Italy|France
1964
120 Minutes
Director
Nino Manfredi Elio Petri Luciano Salce Fulvia Franco John Phillip Law Charles Aznavour Claire Bloom Monica Vitti Jean-Pierre Cassel Sergio Fantoni
Four episodes satirising modern marriages, and the lack of affection which leads to infidelity.
Comedy
Italy|France
1965
113 Minutes
Director
Marcello Mastroianni Virna Lisi Michèle Mercier Marisa Mell Marco Ferreri Maria Salerno
major ladies' man beautiful woman love interest amusing sultry italy milan switzerland romance infidelity sex mishaps danger adventure love temptation 1960s
The amorous adventures of Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, an army officer who finds pleasure with beautiful women in life-threatening situations.
Crime, Drama
USA
1963
126 Minutes
Director
Marcello Mastroianni Renato Salvatori Gabriella Giorgelli Folco Lulli Bernard Blier Raffaella Carrà François Périer Vittorio Sanipoli Mario Pisu Kenneth Kove Annie Girardot
professor factory worker intense spirited turin, italy factory italy social change protest blue collar class distinctions quest transformation 1960s
Travelers in the 1870s Southwest discuss a recent murder trial in which all the principals told differing stories about the events.
Biography, Romance, Drama
Italy|France|Monaco|Spain
1991
155 Minutes
Director
Philippe Noiret Jacqueline Bisset Sergio Castellitto Sabine Azéma Assumpta Serna Gianni Baghino Paolo Baroni Galeazzo Benti Maria Grazia Bon Giorgio Gaber
Comedy
Italy|France
1972
95 Minutes
Director
Sophia Loren William Devane Gigi Proietti Beeson Carroll Bill Deprato Danny DeVito David Doyle Charles Bartlett Tracy Hotchiner Daniel Fortus
immigrant reporter city official restaurant owner customs agent fiancé offbeat lighthearted hilarious new york city airport restaurant street italy factory immigration politics divorce marriage food
Maddalena and Michele fall in love in Italy in the 1960s, while working at a meat factory in Emilia stormed by the workers' protest, but their love can't be, because he is married and Italy... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1985
121 Minutes
Director
Liv Ullmann Catherine Deneuve Philippe Noiret Bernard Blier Giuliana de Sio Athina Cenci Stefania Sandrelli
countess ex-husband sister maid daughter friend amusing positive quirky italy countryside farm estate gender bias misogyny battle of sexes schemes divorce rivalry discovery
An Italian countess (Liv Ullmann), her two daughters and her movie-star sister (Catherine Deneuve) learn to live without men.
Comedy
1962
165 Minutes
Director
Sophia Loren Federico Fellini Luchino Visconti Anita Ekberg Romy Schneider Marisa Solinas Germano Gilioli Tomas Milian Luigi Giuliani
Tales of women (Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider) by Italy's leading filmmakers. Stories include "The Raffle," "The Job" and "The Temptation of Dr. Antonio."
Comedy, War, Drama
1959
118 Minutes
Director
Vittorio Gassman Alberto Sordi Silvana Mangano Folco Lulli Bernard Blier Romolo Valli
Two reluctant soldiers (Vittorio Gassman, Alberto Sordi) in World War II Italy are mistaken for heroes after their unit is wiped out in battle.
Comedy
1950
120 Minutes
Mario Monicelli Aldo Fabrizi Gina Lollobrigida Delia Scala Tamara Lees Marcello Mastroianni Nyta Dover Bruno Corelli Furlanetto Gianni Barrella Mariemma Bardi
When a mechanic becomes bored with his life, he leaves his job and fiancee to find a wealthy lover in Rome.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Italy
2003
113 Minutes
Old Man with Flowers
Diane Lane Sandra Oh Lindsay Duncan Vincent Riotta Raoul Bova Giulia Steigerwalt Mario Monicelli Roberto Nobile
divorcée critic ex-husband best friend actress love interest lighthearted playful amusing san francisco dinner party tuscany, italy wedding villa divorce self-discovery writer's block travel quest transformation
A writer impulsively buys a villa in Tuscany in order to change her life.