The Little World of Don Camillo

Name: Don Camillo
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1953-01-13
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Vera Talchi

Original title: Don Camillo

19521952
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

4.6K

YOUR RATING

Comedy

A determined priest and a Communist mayor develop a grudging friendship in spite of their official rivalry.A determined priest and a Communist mayor develop a grudging friendship in spite of their official rivalry.A determined priest and a Communist mayor develop a grudging friendship in spite of their official rivalry.

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

4.6K

YOUR RATING

- Julien Duvivier
Writers
- Giovanni Guareschi(novel)
- Julien Duvivier(adaptation and dialogue)
- René Barjavel(adaptation and dialogue)
Stars

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Gino Cervi and Fernandel in The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)

Gino Cervi, Julien Duvivier, and Fernandel in The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)

Gino Cervi, Julien Duvivier, Fernandel, and Giovanni Guareschi in The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)

Trivia
The whole film was shot twice; there is a French and an Italien negative, that can be distinguished by details in editing and content (watch the position of the dog during the procession for example).

Quotes
Crocefisso: Where did you get that cigar, Camillo?
Don Camillo: Peppone had two. I think I took it without asking him. You know he believes in equal distribution of wealth.

Alternate versions
German version runs 2 minutes shorter than the Italian original version.

Connections
Featured in Cinema forever - Capolavori salvati (2001)

Soundtracks
L'Internationale
(uncredited)
Music by Pierre Degeyter

User reviews13

Review

Featured review

9/10

Such a treat!

This movie is so much fun to watch! Tells us the story of Don Camillo, a Roman Catholic priest in a small Italian parish. Life in the village is change forever when Peppone, the communist mayor, is elected. The two are put one against the other. And what follows is a wacky list of situations! What I like most about this movie, it's the simple way it puts things. You can actually believe that this village exists and that what's being told in the movie really happened.

Fernandel is great as Don Camillo, the hot-headed priest. And Gino Cervi shines in the role of Peppone. See this one, you won't regret it. Fun from beginning to end!

Out of 100, I gave it 87. That's good for ***½ out of ****.

Seen at home, in Toronto, on September 1st, 2002.

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