Gallo cedrone (1998)

The life and times of Armando Feroci, a fortyish year old, who's been everything (jobwise), a divorced husband, a careless father, an unreliable brother. The story is told in flashback by ... See full summary »

Director:

Carlo Verdone

Writers:

Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi,

Stars:

Carlo Verdone, Regina Orioli, Paolo Triestino

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carlo Verdone	...	Armando Feroci
Regina Orioli	...	Martina
Paolo Triestino	...	Franco Feroci
Ines Nobili	...	Marcella Feroci
Enrica Rosso	...	Egle
Giorgia Brugnoli	...	Morena Feroci
Alessia Bruno	...	Morena Feroci at 7 years
Roberto Mincuzzi	...	Quinto
Gloria Sirabella	...	Hairdresser
Ernesto Fioretti	...	Attilio
Costantino Valente	...	Delio
Marcello Magnelli	...	Dante
Mimmo Petrelli	...	Romano
Tony Brennero	...	Severiano
Alessandro Caroppo	...	Tiziano

Storyline

The life and times of Armando Feroci, a fortyish year old, who's been everything (jobwise), a divorced husband, a careless father, an unreliable brother. The story is told in flashback by his friends while Armando has been mysteriously kidnapped in an Arab country by an integralist group and condemned to death.

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Taglines:

L'unico gallo che si sveglia a mezzogiorno!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Cecchi Gori Pages at Carlo Verdone's official site

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

16 October 1998 (Italy)

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Plot Summary

The title is more than just a play on 'Carlo Verdone'.

Gallo in Italian means rooster and the character played by Verdone, Armando Feroci, is a real ladies man passing up no opportunity to hit on the women he meets. The film explains the life of Armando Feroci in the eyes of his friends, his wife, his daughter, his brother and his brother's wife, all the while revolving around the plot of Feroci's kidnapping. Who took him? Will he be freed? Why did it happen? This is an extremely funny film, one of Verdone's best, and I'd recommend it to anybody.