Italy / Jan 27, 1989
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his Queen, Maria Sofia. This seriocomic drama follows the deposed royals as they adapt to their new lives. The former king has recognized the political finality of his deposition, but his queen has taken to traveling in men's clothing all over Italy trying to foment an uprising to restore them to the throne. She is also frantic to have a baby, an heir, but the king has become celibate as a kind of homage to his beloved mother; he spends all his time lobbying the Vatican to get her declared a saint.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Massimo Abbate | Prince Louis, Count of Trani |
| Anna Kanakis | Brigand Woman |
| Franco Pistoni | Police Commissioner Macchi |
| Franco Tavassi | Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta |
| Sergio Solli | Pulcinella |
| Vincenzo Aronica | Comedian with Violin |
| Giovanni Balzaretti | Harlequin Comedian |
| Tina Bonavita | Comedian with Flower |
| Donato Citarella | Comedian with Guitar |
| Franco Concilio | Comedian |
| Carlo Conversi | Neapolitan Band Leader |
| Giuseppe D'Aloja | Brigand |
| Marco Di Stefano | Borbonic Officer |
| Paolo Falace | Luigi 'Chiavone' Alonso |
| Benedetto Fanna | Comedian |
| Carla Fioravanti | Comedian in Red |
| Vanni Fois | Borges' Traitor |
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| Iaia Forte | Comedian with Tambourine |
| Gianni Franco | Italian General |
| Luigi Maria Gallo | |
| Bayer Gudrun | Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Mari Hubert | African Comedian |
| Alberto Incrocci | Zouaves Officer |
| Marco Massimiani | Italian Officer |
| Eleonora Parlante | Comedian with Hat |
| Isabella Perricone | Sicilian Comedian |
| Paolo Proietti | Comedian with Stilts |
| Luigi Rossi | |
| Gino Serra | |
| Gianfranco Stoppani | Medic |
| Egidio Termine | Garibaldino |
| Alfredo Vasco | Carmine Crocco |
| Guido Quintozzi | Shepherd (uncredited) |
| Sergio Silveri | Brigand (uncredited) |
| Marcello Magnelli | Brigand (uncredited) |
| Erminio Bianchi Fasani | Brigand (uncredited) |
Genres
HistoryDramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 'o Re |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Clemi Cinematografica, Titanus |
| Release date | 27 gennaio 1989 |
| Production | Giovanni Di Clemente, Bruno Ridolfi |
| Writer | Luigi Magni |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni, Rita Polidori, Gasperina Marani |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo, Alessandro Ghiara, Giulio Pietromarchi, Vincenzo Falsaperla, Stefano Coletta, Mauro Anzelotti |
| Assistant directors | Roberto Pariante, Alessandro Incrocci, Luigi Magni, Vittoria Vigorelli, Gaia D'Onofrio |
| Lighting | Valerio Garzia |
| Camera operators | Stefano Coletta, Franco Di Giacomo, Alessandro Ghiara, Giulio Pietromarchi, Vincenzo Falsaperla, Mauro Anzelotti |
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