Oh, Grandmother's Dead
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Oh, Grandmother's Dead is a 1969
Italian
comedy film
directed by Mario Monicelli
and starring Sergio Tofano
.
1969 in film
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
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 Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
and starring Sergio Tofano
Sergio Tofano
Sergio Tòfano was an Italian actor, director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator....
.
Cast
- Sirena Adgemova as Sparta
- Carole AndréCarole AndréCarole André is a French film actress. She appeared in 34 films between 1967 and 1991, including two films screened at the Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Face to Face * Oh, Grandmother's Dead...
as Claretta - Wanda CapodaglioWanda CapodaglioWanda Capodaglio was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1914 and 1970.-Selected filmography:* The Naked Truth * The Wedding March * The Lovers...
as Adelaide Ghia, the grandmother - Peter Chatel as Guido
- Valentina Cortese as Ornella
- Giuseppina Cozzi
- Luigi De Vittorio as Don Mario
- Riccardo GarroneRiccardo Garrone (actor)Riccardo Garrone is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 140 films since 1949.-Selected filmography:* Two Nights with Cleopatra * Woman of Rome * Doctor and the Healer...
as Galeazzo - Vera Gherarducci as Gigliola
- Ray LovelockRay Lovelock (actor)Ray Lovelock , is a film and television actor primarily known in Europe.-Early life:Lovelock's mother was Italian and his father was English. They met during the Allied occupation of Italy in World War II...
as Carlo Alberto - Gastone Pescucci as Adolfo
- Giorgio Piazza as Italo
- Helena Ronee as Titina
- Gianni Scolari as Carlo Maria
- Sergio TofanoSergio TofanoSergio Tòfano was an Italian actor, director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator....
as the grandfather