Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)

Original title

Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo

Directed by

Carmine Gallone

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

6

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 179 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy follows the Italian priest Don Camillo and his rival the Communist mayor Peppone. The two are still bickering even after Don Camillo gets promoted to monsignor and Peppone becomes a senator.

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What happens

Don Camillo: Monsignor is a 1961 French-Italian comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi. The French title is Don Camillo Monseigneur and the Italian title is Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo. It was the fourth of five films featuring Fernandel as the Italian priest Don Camillo and his struggles with Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi, the Communist mayor of their rural town. In this instalment, Don Camillo has become a monsignor and Peppone a senator. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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