Mr. Kinky (1968)
"Il profeta" (original title)

Director:

Dino Risi

Writers:

Ruggero Maccari (story), Dino Risi (screenplay),

Stars:

Vittorio Gassman, Ann-Margret, Giuseppe Altamurra

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vittorio Gassman	...	Pietro Breccia
Ann-Margret	...	Maggie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giuseppe Altamurra
Egidio Casolari
Bruna Cealti
Geoffrey Copleston	...	Bagni
Dino Curcio	...	Menzi
Fiorenzo Fiorentini	...	Luigi
Franco Gulà	...	Edoardo
Giuseppe Lauricella	...	Gino
Oreste Lionello	...	Puccio
Maria Grazia Marescalchi
Renato Marzano	...	Paolo
Tiziano Montagni	...	Federico
Liana Orfei	...	Albertina

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

November 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Prophet

Filming Locations:

Monte Soratte, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fair Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

User Reviews

Italian home movies...

After her hot streak in Hollywood cooled down in the late 1960s, Ann-Margret turned to Las Vegas and television variety shows before "Carnal Knowledge" rescued her from a TV series. But prior to Vegas, she did a number of films overseas, this one being her second (following the international success of "The Tiger And The Pussycat"). Reunited with "Pussycat" co-star Vittorio Gassman, A-M is delightful playing a motorcycle-riding honey in Rome who befriends a mountain hermit lured out into society, where the media is now declaring him a soothsayer. The rank production values and sloppy English-dubbing aside, there's some worth in the relationship which develops between the two leads. It took guts for Ann-Margret to leave the mainstream as she did, and though the handful of pictures she made at this time weren't wildly successful in the States, at least she gave her all (and looks great to boot!). I got a few minor laughs out of "The Prophet", a scrappy, spaghetti-comedy; it isn't too memorable but it does have some imaginative flourishes and a thoughtful finish. Worth-finding for Ann-Margret's devotees. ** from ****