Avanti!
When someone knocks on your door and says permesso?... be careful before you say Avanti!
Rating: 6.9 out of 10TMDB(283 votes)
Overview
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
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Box office
Grossed $3M worldwide on a $2.75M budget
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Setting
Set in Italy
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Music
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Luigi Kuveiller
Details
- Director
- Writers
- I. A. L. DiamondScreenplay
- Billy WilderScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 17, 1972
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2.8M
- Revenue
- $3M
- Countries
- Italy, United States of America
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Cast
Jack LemmonWendell Armbruster, Jr.
Juliet MillsPamela Piggott
Clive RevillCarlo Carlucci
Edward AndrewsJ.J. Blodgett
Gianfranco BarraBruno
Franco AngrisanoArnoldo Trotta
Pippo FrancoMattarazzo- Franco AcamporaArmando Trotta
Giselda CastriniAnna- Raffaele MottolaPassport Officer
- Lino ColettaCipriani
- Harry RayDr. Fleischmann
- Guidarino GuidiMaitre D'
Giacomo RizzoBarman
Antonino Faà di BrunoConcierge (as Antonino Faa' Di Bruno)
Yanti SomerNurse (as Yanti Sommer)
Janet ÅgrenNurse- María Rosa SclauzeroHostess
- Melù ValenteHostess (as Melu' Valente)
Aldo RendineRossi
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