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Fantozzi (original title)

108 min  -  Comedy  -   27 March 1975 (Italy)
7.9
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Based on Paolo Villaggio's books "Fantozzi" and "Il secondo, tragico Fantozzi"... See full summary »

Director:

Luciano Salce

Writers:

Leonardo Benvenuti (screenplay), Piero De Bernardi (screenplay), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Paolo Villaggio, Anna Mazzamauro and Gigi Reder
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paolo Villaggio Paolo Villaggio ...
Anna Mazzamauro Anna Mazzamauro ...
Gigi Reder Gigi Reder ...
Giuseppe Anatrelli Giuseppe Anatrelli ...
Umberto D'Orsi Umberto D'Orsi ...
Gran Maestro, Conte Diego Catellani
Liù Bosisio Liù Bosisio ...
Dino Emanuelli Dino Emanuelli ...
Collega di Fantozzi (as Bernardino Emanuelli)
Plinio Fernando Plinio Fernando ...
Paolo Paoloni Paolo Paoloni ...
Elena Tricoli Elena Tricoli ...
Teresa Catellani
Pietro Zardini Pietro Zardini ...
Artemio Antonini Artemio Antonini ...
Secondo Bruto Che Picchia Fantozzi
Amerigo Alberani Amerigo Alberani
Mirko Baiocchi Mirko Baiocchi
Luciano Bonanni Luciano Bonanni ...
Cliente al ristorante giapponese
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Storyline

Based on Paolo Villaggio's books "Fantozzi" and "Il secondo, tragico Fantozzi", which are popular in Italy, this film tells the story of an unfortunate accountant's life over the course of one year, shown in a variety of sketches, segments and provocative sequences making Fantozzi a very unlucky person indeed. Written by Stefano "SWEEVO" Pavone  

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Unlucky | Bad Luck | Billiard Contest | Surrealism | Cult Favorite  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Japanese | French (a few words) | German (a few lines)

Release Date:

(Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

Das größte Rindvieh weit und breit See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rizzoli Film See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The character of Fantozzi is so popular in Italy that the widely used adjective "fantozziano" means "someone or something as unlucky as Fantozzi." See more »

Quotes

Ugo Fantozzi: I didn't mean to kill your dog! I'll kill myself in the fish pond!
[jumps in]
Signorina Silvani: What are you doing?
Ugo Fantozzi: I'm examining the temperature of the fish pond.
Ugo Fantozzi: Behold, all of you. I have given you fish
[holds up two fish]
Ugo Fantozzi: and some fine white rice.
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Connections

Referenced in Cucciolo (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Fantozzi Innamorato"
Written by Franco Bixio, Fabio Frizzi and Vince Tempera
Performed by Franco Bixio, Fabio Frizzi and Vince Tempera See more »