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My Friends (1975)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 2H 20M

Director : Mario Monicelli
Writer : Pietro Germi, Piero De Bernardi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Tullio Pinelli

Synopsis

Four middle-aged friends in Florence organize together idle pranks (called zingarate, "gypsy shenanigans") in a continuous attempt to prolong childhood during their adult life.

Actors

Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi
Raffaello Mascetti
Gastone Moschin
Gastone Moschin
Rambaldo Melandri
Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret
Il Perozzi
Duilio Del Prete
Duilio Del Prete
Il Necchi
Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi
Il Professor Sassaroli
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Righi Niccolò
Marisa Traversi
Marisa Traversi
Bruna, l'amante del Perozzi
Milena Vukotić
Milena Vukotić
Alice Mascetti
Franca Tamantini
Franca Tamantini
Carmen
Olga Karlatos
Olga Karlatos
Donatella Sassaroli
Silvia Dionisio
Silvia Dionisio
Titti
Angela Goodwin
Angela Goodwin
Nora Perozzi
Maurizio Scattorin
Maurizio Scattorin
Luciano Perozzi
Mauro Vestri
Mauro Vestri
neurologo
Mario Scarpetta
Mario Scarpetta
il vigile urbano
Edda Ferronao
Edda Ferronao
la suora
Sergio Forconi
Sergio Forconi
locatore del Mascetti
Rossana Pinarello
Rossana Pinarello
Omero Capanna
Omero Capanna
Valeria Vitti
Valeria Vitti
Giorgio Iovine
Giorgio Iovine
Ambrosio, padre di Titti
Rinaldo Mirannalti
Rinaldo Mirannalti
Milla Johansson
Milla Johansson
Titti's lesbian lover (uncredited)

Crews

Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Director
Carlo Nebiolo
Carlo Nebiolo
Producer
Luigi Kuveiller
Luigi Kuveiller
Director of Photography
Ruggero Mastroianni
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Lorenzo Baraldi
Lorenzo Baraldi
Production Design
Vincenzo Medusa
Vincenzo Medusa
Set Decoration
Giuditta Mafai
Giuditta Mafai
Costume Design
Franco Di Girolamo
Franco Di Girolamo
Makeup Artist
Italo Cameracanna
Italo Cameracanna
Sound Effects Editor
Ubaldo Terzano
Ubaldo Terzano
Camera Operator
Pietro Germi
Pietro Germi
Story
Pietro Germi
Pietro Germi
Screenplay
Piero De Bernardi
Piero De Bernardi
Story
Piero De Bernardi
Piero De Bernardi
Screenplay
Leonardo Benvenuti
Leonardo Benvenuti
Story
Leonardo Benvenuti
Leonardo Benvenuti
Screenplay
Tullio Pinelli
Tullio Pinelli
Story
Tullio Pinelli
Tullio Pinelli
Screenplay
Carlo Rustichelli
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Gianfranco Plenizio
Gianfranco Plenizio
Conductor
Gian Carlo Ciotti
Gian Carlo Ciotti
Administration
Antonio Colantuoni
Antonio Colantuoni
Production Manager
Francesco Giorgi
Francesco Giorgi
Production Manager
Antonio Annunziata
Antonio Annunziata
Camera Operator
Raul Montesanti
Raul Montesanti
Sound
Paolo Lombardo
Paolo Lombardo
Administration
Roberto Moretti
Roberto Moretti
Boom Operator
Vitaliana Patacca
Vitaliana Patacca
Hairstylist
Margherita Reginato
Margherita Reginato
Script Supervisor
Mario Garriba
Mario Garriba
Second Assistant Director
Paolo Nebiolo
Paolo Nebiolo
Production Secretary
Adriana Olasio
Adriana Olasio
Assistant Editor
Silvano Tessicini
Silvano Tessicini
Assistant Camera
Luciano Graffigna
Luciano Graffigna
Assistant Camera
Emilio Bestetti
Emilio Bestetti
Assistant Camera
Alberto Tinebra
Alberto Tinebra
Sound Mixer
Carlo Vanzina
Carlo Vanzina
First Assistant Director
Ennio Michettoni
Ennio Michettoni
Set Decoration
Antonio Benetti
Antonio Benetti
Still Photographer
Andrea Petricca
Andrea Petricca
Unit Manager
Andrea Rizzoli
Andrea Rizzoli
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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