Italy / Mar 03, 1962
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A clerk has had a picture taken during W.W.I with the future Italian dictator Mussolini and tries to exploit the situation pretending he is a dear friend of his. When he finds out who Mussolini really is he changes his mind and goes back to his bleak life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Luigi De Filippo | Fioretti |
| Giuseppe Porelli | Il capo divisione |
| Carlo Pisacane | Signor Arturo |
| Riccardo Billi | Renzi |
| Franco Franchi | Terrorista |
| Ciccio Ingrassia | Terrorista |
| Tiberio Murgia | Un poliziotto |
| Emma Gramatica | Madre di Giuseppe |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il mio amico Benito |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinex |
| Release date | 3 marzo 1962 |
| Production | Mario Mariani |
| Writer | Luigi Magni, Stefano Strucchi, Oreste Biancoli, Giorgio Bianchi, Amleto Nobili |
| Editing | Daniele Alabiso, Romana Fortini |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni, Giovanni Bergamini, Guido Cosulich, Sandro Borni, Franco Tocci |
| Assistant directors | Giorgio Bianchi, Liliana Gatti, Michele Lupo |
| Lighting | Sergio Coletta |
| Camera operators | Giovanni Bergamini, Guido Cosulich, Sandro Borni, Franco Tocci, Tino Santoni |
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| Additional photography | Giovanni Bergamini, Guido Cosulich, Sandro Borni, Franco Tocci, Tino Santoni |
| Production design | Luciano Ricceri, Riccardo Domenici |
| Art direction | Luciano Ricceri, Riccardo Domenici |
| Set decoration | Riccardo Domenici, Luciano Ricceri |
| Music | Armando Trovajoli, Maurizio Mariani, Luigi Puri, Goffredo Salvatori |
| Sound | Maurizio Mariani, Luigi Puri, Goffredo Salvatori, Armando Trovajoli |
| Costume design | Lucia Mirisola, Ada Palombi, Marisa Tilly, Telemaco Tilli |
| Makeup | Telemaco Tilli, Ada Palombi, Marisa Tilly, Lucia Mirisola |
| Hairstyling | Ada Palombi, Marisa Tilly, Telemaco Tilli, Lucia Mirisola |
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