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Avanti!

  • 1972
  • R
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
11K
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Avanti! (1972)
A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body only to discover dad died with his long-time mistress.
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A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body only to discover dad died with his long-time mistress.A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body only to discover dad died with his long-time mistress.A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body only to discover dad died with his long-time mistress.

  • Director
    • Billy Wilder
  • Writers
    • Samuel A. Taylor
    • Billy Wilder
    • I.A.L. Diamond
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Juliet Mills
    • Clive Revill
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Samuel A. Taylor
      • Billy Wilder
      • I.A.L. Diamond
    • Stars
      • Jack Lemmon
      • Juliet Mills
      • Clive Revill
    • 100User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills in Avanti! (1972)
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    Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills in Avanti! (1972)
    Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills in Avanti! (1972)
    Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills in Avanti! (1972)
    Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills in Avanti! (1972)
    Billy Wilder in Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
    Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills in Avanti! (1972)
    Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills in Avanti! (1972)
    Clive Revill in Avanti! (1972)
    Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills in Avanti! (1972)
    Jack Lemmon, Edward Andrews, and Clive Revill in Avanti! (1972)

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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
    Juliet Mills
    Juliet Mills
    • Pamela Piggott
    Clive Revill
    Clive Revill
    • Carlo Carlucci
    Edward Andrews
    Edward Andrews
    • J.J. Blodgett
    Gianfranco Barra
    Gianfranco Barra
    • Bruno
    Franco Angrisano
    • Arnoldo Trotta
    Pippo Franco
    • Mattarazzo
    Franco Acampora
    • Armando Trotta
    Giselda Castrini
    Giselda Castrini
    • Anna
    Raffaele Mottola
    • Passport Officer
    Lino Coletta
    • Cipriani
    Harry Ray
    • Dr. Fleischmann
    Guidarino Guidi
    • Maitre D'
    Giacomo Rizzo
    • Barman
    Antonino Faà di Bruno
    Antonino Faà di Bruno
    • Concierge
    • (as Antonino Faa' Di Bruno)
    Yanti Somer
    Yanti Somer
    • Nurse
    • (as Yanti Sommer)
    Janet Agren
    Janet Agren
    • Nurse
    María Rosa Sclauzero
    • Hostess
    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Samuel A. Taylor
      • Billy Wilder
      • I.A.L. Diamond
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    • Trivia
      Juliet Mills gained 25 pounds within 6 weeks to take on the role of Pamela Piggott.
    • Goofs
      When the US flag was draped over the coffin at the end of the movie, the canton (the blue field with stars) was over the upper left of the coffin, as viewed from the foot of the coffin. The canton is to go to the upper right of the coffin, the deceased's left shoulder.
    • Quotes

      Carlo Carlucci: In Italy, the lunch hour is from one to four.

      Wendell Armbruster: *Three hours* for lunch?

      Carlo Carlucci: Mr. Armbruster. Here we do not rush to drugstore for chicken sandwich & Coca-Cola. Here, we take our time. We cook our pasta, we sprinkle our Parmigiano, we drink our wine, we make our love...

      Wendell Armbruster: What do you do in the evening?

      Carlo Carlucci: In the evening, we go home to our wives.

    • Connections
      Edited into Jerry Maguire (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Senza Fine
      Written by Gino Paoli

    User reviews100

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    Lemmon and Wilder take to Europe
    The great team of actor Jack Lemmon and director Billy Wilder create yet another classic in their repetoire of great films. In AVANTI! (which means "forward" in Italian), Lemmon plays Armbruster, a snobby American executive who travels to Italy to reclaim the body of his father after the latter dies of an autowreck. Little did Armbruster

    know that his old man had a companion with him, a British lady whose daughter Pamela (Juliet Mills) is also present to claim her body. Though antagonists at first, Armbruster and Pamela are drawn together because of their parents' mutual interest. With a rich Italian

    landscape (complete with an awesome view of the Mediterrean Sea), plus a typically great performance by Lemmon and a well-played one by Mills, make this a terrific romance flick.
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    5
    • coverme6
    • Aug 10, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1972 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Avanti, Avanti!
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, Piazza Tasso, Sorrento, Naples, Campania, Italy(Hotel)
    • Production companies
      • The Mirisch Corporation
      • Phalanx Productions
      • Jalem Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,750,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,482
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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