Italy / Dec 12, 1940
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Mastr'Antonio Miciaccio caretaker and shoemaker is devoted to Saint John Beheaded and is trying to find out who has been stealing the oil that keeps the candle to the saint burning. He also does not approve of his daughter's boy friend and he does not want him to marry her.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mario Siletti | Teodoro Cupis |
| Tommaso Marcellini | Don Benedetto, the farmer |
| Eduardo Passarelli | Orazio, the lamp-lighter |
| Giacomo Almirante | The Judge |
| Edmondo Starace | A Clerk |
| Peppino Spadaro | Vincenzo, shoemaker |
| Dina Romano | The Fortune Teller |
| Grazia Spadaro | Rosalia, housekeeper |
| Emilio Petacci | Prosecutor Lanzetti |
| Renato Chiantoni | The Defense Attorney |
| Luigi Almirante | Renato |
| Raffaele Balsamo | A Tenant |
| Oreste Bilancia | A Witness |
| Liliana De Curtis | Silvana |
| Mario Ersanilli | Agostino's Friend with Derby and Fuzzy White Hair |
| Vincenzo Fummo | A Tenant |
| Gorella Gori | A Witness |
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| Milla Papa | |
| Peppino Villani | A Tenant |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | San Giovanni decollato |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Produzione Capitani Film |
| Release date | 12 dicembre 1940 |
| Writer | Amleto Palermi, Cesare Zavattini, Aldo Vergano, Nino Martoglio |
| Editing | Duilio A. Lucarelli |
| Cinematography | Fernando Risi |
| Assistant directors | Fede Arnaud, Mariano Cafiero, Amleto Palermi, Giorgio Bianchi |
| Camera operators | Fernando Risi |
| Additional photography | Fernando Risi |
| Production design | Piero Filippone, Vittorio Valentini, Mario Rappini |
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| Art direction | Piero Filippone, Vittorio Valentini, Mario Rappini |
| Set decoration | Mario Rappini, Piero Filippone, Vittorio Valentini |
| Music | Sacha Derewitsky, Giovanni Bianchi |
| Sound | Giovanni Bianchi, Sacha Derewitsky |
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