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Cast
Totò
as Pasquale Cicciacalda / Don Manuel
Nino Taranto
as Marchese Egidio de Lattanzis
Erminio Macario
as Mamozio
Lisa Gastoni
as Fiorenza, marchesa del Giglio
Adriano Celentano
as Un falso frate
Don Backy
as Un falso frate
Giacomo Furia
as Cecco, un bravo
Moira Orfei
as Suor Virginia, la monaca di Monza
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
as Cast
Dany París
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1963
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes63
DirectorSergio Corbucci
WritersBruno Corbucci, Giovanni Grimaldi
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Monk of Monza
About The Monk of Monza
Pasquale takes all of his 12 children and runs away from Monza, looking for a house of a wealthy and generous awning. Having met on the way impoverished peasant, Pasquale takes him also, having granted the rank of "Half-Monk" and thus having gained rustic, but a reliable friend.
Directed by Sergio Corbucci, The Monk of Monza leans on a strong ensemble — Totò, Nino Taranto, Erminio Macario — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1963.
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