Saint John, the Beheaded (1940)

Original title

San Giovanni decollato

Directed by

Amleto Palermi, Giorgio Bianchi

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A comedy based on a play. It involves a religious motif being parodied. The film stars Totò and is set in Rome.

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What happens

Saint John, the Beheaded (Italian: San Giovanni decollato) is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and Giorgio Bianchi and starring Totò, Titina De Filippo and Silvana Jachino. It was based on a play by Nino Martoglio. The film was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. San Giovanni decollato or Saint John the Baptist's head on a platter, was a common religious motif from the Middle Ages on, parodied in the film's poster. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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