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The Monsters

The Monsters

14 Happenings! Wild! Weird! Wonderful!

1963•2h 3m•7.3/10
Comedy

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7.3/10(199)

The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.

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Production

Fair Film, Incei Film, Mountfluor Film, Dicifrance

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi

The Father (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Stefano (segment "Come un Padre") / Battacchi (segment "Il povero Soldato") / L'Onorevole (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole") / Dark Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Pilade Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario") / The Traffic Warden (segment "L'Agguato") / The Car Buyer (segment "Vernissage") / Spectator at the Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio") / The Husband (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli") / Guarnacci (segment "La nobile Arte")

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

The Actor (segment "La Raccomandazione") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Production Assistant & Movie Director (segment "Presa dalla Vita") / Nicola (segment "Che Vitaccia!") / Blonde Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Defence Layer D'Amore (segment "Testimone volontario") / Richetto (segment "I due Orfanelli") / Roberto (segment "Il Sacrificato") / Elisa (segment "La Musa") / The Road Hog (segment "La Strada è di Tutti") / The Friar (segment "Il Testamento di Francesco") / Artemio Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte")

Lando Buzzanca

Lando Buzzanca

Luchino (segment "Come un padre")

Marisa Merlini

Marisa Merlini

Paola Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario")

Rika Dialina

Rika Dialina

Giuliana (segment "Il Sacrificato")

Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

The Wife (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli")

Marino Masé

Marino Masé

The Lover (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli")

Franco Castellani

Giulio Francusi (segment "La Raccomandazione")

Maria Mannelli

Olimpia Ceccarelli (segment "Presa dalla Vita")

Mario Laurentino

Mario Laurentino

The Police Officer (segment "Il povero Soldato")

Angela Portaluri

Angela Portaluri

Ersilia (segment "Che Vitaccia!")

Carlo Kechler

Ministry of Public Works's Director (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole")

Ugo Attanasio

General Olivazzi (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole")

Luciana Vincenzi

Brunette with two Latin Lovers (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini")

Carlo Bagno

Carlo Bagno

Presiding Judge (segment "Testimone volontario")

Daniele Vargas

Daniele Vargas

Professor Pinzuto (segment "I due Orfanelli")

Françoise Leroy

Nieli (segment "Il Sacrificato")

Sal Borgese

Sal Borgese

The Debutant Writer (segment "La Musa")

Maria Luisa Rispoli

Wife at Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio")

Riccardo Paladini

Himself - TV Speaker (segment "Il Testamento di Francesco")

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