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Johnny Stecchino (1991)

Sometimes a banana is just a banana!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Roberto Benigni
Writer : Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami

Synopsis

Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love. So he is very excited when after nearly being knocked down by her car he meets Maria, who seems immediately enamoured of him. He is soon invited to her sumptuous Palermo villa, little suspecting that this is part of a plot. He bears an amazing likeness to Maria's stool-pigeon gangster husband and it would be convenient for them if the mobster, in the shape of Dante, was seen to be dead and buried.

Actors

Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni
Johnny Stecchino
Nicoletta Braschi
Nicoletta Braschi
Maria
Paolo Bonacelli
Paolo Bonacelli
D'Agata
Franco Volpi
Franco Volpi
Ministro
Ivano Marescotti
Ivano Marescotti
Dr. Randazzo
Turi Scalia
Turi Scalia
Giudice
Loredana Romito
Loredana Romito
Gianna
Alessandro De Santis
Alessandro De Santis
Lillo
Salvatore Borgese
Salvatore Borgese
Ignazio
Gaetano Campisi
Gaetano Campisi
Picciotto in auto
Giulio Donnini
Giulio Donnini
Cardinale
Domenico Minutoli
Domenico Minutoli
Questore di Palermo
Georgia O'Brien
Georgia O'Brien
Moglie del ministro
Ignazio Pappalardo
Ignazio Pappalardo
Cozzamara
Gigliola Reina
Gigliola Reina
Tony Sperandeo
Tony Sperandeo
Picciotto in auto
Giorgio Trestini
Giorgio Trestini
Portiere Hotel
Vito Zappalà
Vito Zappalà
Maresciallo
Amedeo Carlo Mangiu
Amedeo Carlo Mangiu
Barbiere
Luciana Pieri Palombi
Luciana Pieri Palombi
Conchita Puglisi
Conchita Puglisi

Crews

Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni
Director
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni
Screenplay
Vincenzo Cerami
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay
Mario Cecchi Gori
Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Producer
Giuseppe Lanci
Giuseppe Lanci
Director of Photography
Nino Baragli
Nino Baragli
Editor
Evan Lurie
Evan Lurie
Original Music Composer
Vincenzo Cerami
Vincenzo Cerami
Story
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni
Story
Paolo Biagetti
Paolo Biagetti
Production Design
Gianna Gissi
Gianna Gissi
Costume Design
Franco Bruni
Franco Bruni
Camera Operator
Gianni Arduini
Gianni Arduini
First Assistant Director
Remo Ugolinelli
Remo Ugolinelli
Sound
Corrado Volpicelli
Corrado Volpicelli
Boom Operator
Alessandro von Norman
Alessandro von Norman
Line Producer
Andrea Marrari
Andrea Marrari
Second Assistant Director
Michela Giorelli
Michela Giorelli
Second Assistant Director
Giorgia Onofri
Giorgia Onofri
Script Supervisor
Franco Ballati
Franco Ballati
Production Manager
Lynn Kamern
Lynn Kamern
Unit Manager
Lorenzo Errico
Lorenzo Errico
Unit Manager
Nicola Mastrorilli
Nicola Mastrorilli
Unit Manager
Benedetta Von Normann
Benedetta Von Normann
Production Secretary
Gianluigi Braschi
Gianluigi Braschi
Production Secretary
Fabrizio Vicari
Fabrizio Vicari
Assistant Camera
Andrea Collepiccolo
Andrea Collepiccolo
Assistant Camera
Mario Tursi
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Maria Luigia Battani
Maria Luigia Battani
Assistant Production Design
Massimo Tavazzi
Massimo Tavazzi
Set Decoration
Francesca Sartori
Francesca Sartori
Assistant Costume Designer
Fabrizio Sforza
Fabrizio Sforza
Makeup Department Head
Giusy Bovino
Giusy Bovino
Hair Department Head
Antonio Maltempo
Antonio Maltempo
Makeup Artist
Roberto Belli
Roberto Belli
Gaffer
Giancarlo Serravalli
Giancarlo Serravalli
Key Grip
Alessandra Rocchi
Alessandra Rocchi
Assistant Editor
Antonio Baragli
Antonio Baragli
Assistant Editor
Patrizia Ceresani
Patrizia Ceresani
Assistant Editor
Romano Checcacci
Romano Checcacci
Sound Mixer

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