Avanti! (1972)
When someone knocks on your door and says permesso?... be careful before you say Avanti!
1972 · R · 2h 18m · Comedy, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Romance
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Music by: Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography: Luigi Kuveiller
Editor: Ralph E. Winters
Box office: $3M · Budget: $3M · Rated 6.9/10 by 270 viewers
Cast
Jack Lemmon as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.Juliet Mills as Pamela PiggottClive Revill as Carlo CarlucciEdward Andrews as J.J. BlodgettGianfranco Barra as BrunoFranco Angrisano as Arnoldo TrottaPippo Franco as MattarazzoFranco Acampora as Armando TrottaGiselda Castrini as AnnaRaffaele Mottola as Passport OfficerLino Coletta as CiprianiHarry Ray as Dr. FleischmannMore like this
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