The Four Monks
| The Four Monks | |
|---|---|
![]() Italian theatrical release poster  | |
| Directed by | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia | 
| Written by | Bruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi Gianni Buffardi  | 
| Produced by | Gianni Buffardi | 
| Starring | Peppino De Filippo Aldo Fabrizi Erminio Macario Nino Taranto  | 
| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni | 
| Edited by | Giuliana Attenni | 
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli | 
| Distributed by | Titanus | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 100 min | 
| Country | Italy | 
| Language | Italian | 
I 4 monaci (also I quattro monaci), internationally released as The Four Monks,[1] is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.
Plot
A group of four petty criminals, hoping to collect some money as a donation, masquerade as refugees monks from Hungary, however, they end up in a convent where they experience fasting and penance.
Cast
- Peppino De Filippo as Fra' Crispino
 - Aldo Fabrizi as Fra' Giocondo
 - Erminio Macario as Fra' Martino
 - Nino Taranto as Fra' Gaudenzio
 - Umberto Spadaro as Ortolan
 - Luciana Gilli as Daughter
 - Roland Bartrop as The Prior
 - Nino Terzo as Calogero
 - Linda Sini as The pharmacist's wife
 - Carlo Taranto as Mafioso Saruzzo Messina
 - Franco Ressel as Baron Cimino
 - Lidia Martora as Baroness Cimino
 - Enzo Petito as Guardiano
 
References
- ^ James Robert Parish; Kingsley Canham (1976). Film directors guide--Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976. ISBN 9780810809086.
 
External links
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