Febbre da cavallo
Encyclopedia
Febbre da cavallo is a 1976
comedy film
directed by Steno
and starring Gigi Proietti
. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
.
1976 in film
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Steno
Stefano Vanzina
Steno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer...
and starring Gigi Proietti
Gigi Proietti
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti is an Italian actor, director, dubber and singer.-Early life:He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, a man from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife. During his youth he was keen on singing and on playing guitar, piano, accordion and double bass in several roman night clubs...
. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
The 67th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from September 1 to September 11, 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was head of the Jury. John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival...
.
Cast
- Gigi ProiettiGigi ProiettiLuigi "Gigi" Proietti is an Italian actor, director, dubber and singer.-Early life:He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, a man from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife. During his youth he was keen on singing and on playing guitar, piano, accordion and double bass in several roman night clubs...
- Bruno Fioretti, 'Mandrake' - Enrico MontesanoEnrico MontesanoEnrico Montesano, born in Rome, Italy on 7 June 1945, is a popular actor for theater and cinema in Italy, as well as a showman. He starred in the 1977 film Pane, burro e marmellata and the 1978 film Le braghe del padrone, both times alongside Adolfo Celi.-Career:Montesano comes from a family...
- Armando Pellicci, 'Er Pomata' - Catherine SpaakCatherine Spaak-Biography:Spaak was born at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine . She is the niece of Belgian politician Paul-Henri Spaak.She spent most of her career in Italy, where she became a teenage star...
- Gabriella, Mandrake's girlfriend - Mario CarotenutoMario CarotenutoMario Carotenuto was an Italian actor of theatre and cinema.-Biography:Carotenuto, the son of an actor of silent films, debuted as a young actor in Theatre Costanzi in his native city of Rome, Italy...
- Avv. De Marchis - Francesco De Rosa - Felice
- Gigi BallistaGigi BallistaGigi Ballista was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980.-Selected filmography:* The Birds, the Bees and the Italians * L'immorale * The Seventh Floor...
- Conte Dallara - Maria Teresa Albani - Fortune-teller
- Nikki Gentile (as Nicky Gentile)
- Adolfo CeliAdolfo CeliAdolfo Celi was an Italian film actor and director.-Life and career:Born in Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 movies, specializing in international villains. His most famous role was as Emilio Largo in the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball...
- Judge - Ennio Antonelli - Otello Rinaldi, the butcher, 'Manzotin'
- Luciano Bonanni - Fatebenefratelli Hospital's male nurse
- Aristide Caporale (as Aristide Caporali)
- Gianfranco Cardinali
- Giuseppe CastellanoGiuseppe CastellanoGiuseppe Castellano was an Italian general who negotiated the Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces on September 8, 1943.-Military career:...
- Stelvio Mazza - Fernando Cerulli