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Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Directing·1915–2010·138 films

Mario Monicelli (May 16, 1915 – November 29, 2010) was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana (Comedy Italian style).

As Director

Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
My Friends
My Friends (1975)
The Marquis of Grillo
The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold (1966)
Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations
Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (1992)
The Great War
The Great War (1959)
My Friends Act II
My Friends Act II (1982)
An Average Little Man
An Average Little Man (1977)
The New Monsters
The New Monsters (1977)
Cops and Robbers
Cops and Robbers (1951)
Brancaleone at the Crusades
Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970)
Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
The Girl with a Pistol
The Girl with a Pistol (1968)
The Organizer
The Organizer (1963)
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
Totò Looking for a House
Totò Looking for a House (1949)
Let's Hope It's a Girl
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
Toto and the Kings of Rome
Toto and the Kings of Rome (1952)
Dear Goddamned Friends
Dear Goddamned Friends (1994)
Casanova '70
Casanova '70 (1965)
The Passionate Thief
The Passionate Thief (1960)
Come Home and Meet My Wife
Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974)
Toto and the Women
Toto and the Women (1952)
A Hero of Our Times
A Hero of Our Times (1955)
Caprice Italian Style
Caprice Italian Style (1968)
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (1984)
We Want the Colonels
We Want the Colonels (1973)
I picari
I picari (1987)
Doctor and the Healer
Doctor and the Healer (1957)
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons (1957)
Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty (1971)
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal (1985)
Toto and Carolina
Toto and Carolina (1955)
Donatella
Donatella (1956)
The Queens
The Queens (1966)
A Dog’s Life
A Dog’s Life (1950)
The Roses of the Desert
The Roses of the Desert (2006)
Lovers and Liars
Lovers and Liars (1979)
The Couples
The Couples (1970)
Dear Michele
Dear Michele (1976)
High Infidelity
High Infidelity (1964)
The Unfaithfuls
The Unfaithfuls (1953)
12 Directors for 12 Cities
12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989)
Hurricane Rosie
Hurricane Rosie (1980)
Dark Illness
Dark Illness (1990)
Dirty Linen
Dirty Linen (1999)
Rossini! Rossini!
Rossini! Rossini! (1991)
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
Oh, Grandmother's Dead (1969)
Hotel Room
Hotel Room (1981)
Looking for Paradise
Looking for Paradise (1995)
Fame and the Devil
Fame and the Devil (1949)
Forbidden
Forbidden (1955)
The Knight is Here
The Knight is Here (1950)
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota (1994)
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (1989)
Esercizi di stile
Esercizi di stile (1996)
The New Brancaleone's Army
The New Brancaleone's Army (2010)
Letters from Palestine
Letters from Palestine (2003)
I ragazzi della via Paal
I ragazzi della via Paal (1935)
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops (2002)
Next to the Colosseum there’s Monti
Next to the Colosseum there’s Monti (2008)

As Actor

As Writer

Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
The Marquis of Grillo
The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold (1966)
Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations
Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (1992)
The Great War
The Great War (1959)
My Friends Act II
My Friends Act II (1982)
An Average Little Man
An Average Little Man (1977)
Welcome to Collinwood
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Cops and Robbers
Cops and Robbers (1951)
Brancaleone at the Crusades
Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970)
Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
The Organizer
The Organizer (1963)
Neapolitan Turk
Neapolitan Turk (1953)
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
Totó in color
Totó in color (1952)
Totò Looking for a House
Totò Looking for a House (1949)
Let's Hope It's a Girl
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
Toto and the Kings of Rome
Toto and the Kings of Rome (1952)
Dear Goddamned Friends
Dear Goddamned Friends (1994)
Casanova '70
Casanova '70 (1965)
The Passionate Thief
The Passionate Thief (1960)
Come Home and Meet My Wife
Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974)
Toto and the Women
Toto and the Women (1952)
A Hero of Our Times
A Hero of Our Times (1955)
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (1984)
We Want the Colonels
We Want the Colonels (1973)
I picari
I picari (1987)
In the Name of the Law
In the Name of the Law (1949)
Doctor and the Healer
Doctor and the Healer (1957)
Beautiful But Dangerous
Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons (1957)
On the Tiger's Back
On the Tiger's Back (1961)
Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty (1971)
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal (1985)
Toto and Carolina
Toto and Carolina (1955)
Our Husbands
Our Husbands (1966)
Donatella
Donatella (1956)
A Dog’s Life
A Dog’s Life (1950)
The Roses of the Desert
The Roses of the Desert (2006)
Lovers and Liars
Lovers and Liars (1979)
Lost Youth
Lost Youth (1948)
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider (1948)
Aquila Nera
Aquila Nera (1946)
On the Tiger's Back
On the Tiger's Back (2002)
The Unfaithfuls
The Unfaithfuls (1953)
Funniest Show on Earth
Funniest Show on Earth (1953)
I'm in the Revue
I'm in the Revue (1950)
Lure of the Sila
Lure of the Sila (1949)
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1948)
Hurricane Rosie
Hurricane Rosie (1980)
The Opium Den
The Opium Den (1947)
Dirty Linen
Dirty Linen (1999)
Rossini! Rossini!
Rossini! Rossini! (1991)
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
Oh, Grandmother's Dead (1969)
Hotel Room
Hotel Room (1981)
Her Favourite Husband
Her Favourite Husband (1950)
Looking for Paradise
Looking for Paradise (1995)
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
Summer Frenzy
Summer Frenzy (1964)
Double Cross
Double Cross (1951)
Fatal Desire
Fatal Desire (1954)
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (1948)
Outlaw Girl
Outlaw Girl (1950)
Fame and the Devil
Fame and the Devil (1949)
O.K. Nero
O.K. Nero (1951)
The Lucky Five
The Lucky Five (1952)
The Captain's Daughter
The Captain's Daughter (1947)
Angel in a Taxi
Angel in a Taxi (1958)
Soho Conspiracy
Soho Conspiracy (1950)
L'inafferrabile 12
L'inafferrabile 12 (1950)
Vendetta... sarda
Vendetta... sarda (1952)
Forbidden
Forbidden (1955)
Mad About Opera
Mad About Opera (1948)
The Iron Swordsman
The Iron Swordsman (1949)
È l'amor che mi rovina
È l'amor che mi rovina (1951)
How I Lost the War
How I Lost the War (1947)
Guai ai vinti
Guai ai vinti (1954)
Perdonami!
Perdonami! (1953)
The Knight is Here
The Knight is Here (1950)
Come scopersi l'America
Come scopersi l'America (1949)
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota (1994)
Appointment for Murder
Appointment for Murder (1952)
L'eroe della strada
L'eroe della strada (1948)
Dogs and Cats
Dogs and Cats (1952)
Napoleone
Napoleone (1951)
Esercizi di stile
Esercizi di stile (1996)
Thrill
Thrill (1941)
Fear No Evil
Fear No Evil (1945)
The New Brancaleone's Army
The New Brancaleone's Army (2010)
Lo sciopero dei milioni
Lo sciopero dei milioni (1947)
Damn the Taxes!!
Damn the Taxes!! (1951)
La donna è mobile
La donna è mobile (1942)
Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
Tizio, Caio, Sempronio (1951)
Violenza sul lago
Violenza sul lago (1954)