Grand Hotel Excelsior | |
---|---|
Directed by | Castellano & Pipolo |
Written by | Castellano & Pipolo |
Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
Starring | Enrico Montesano Carlo Verdone Diego Abatantuono Adriano Celentano |
Cinematography | Danilo Desideri |
Edited by | Antonio Siciliano |
Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
Release date | 1982 |
Running time | 114 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Grand Hotel Excelsior is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Castellano & Pipolo. [1] The film was a commercial success, being the best grossing film in the season 1982/83 at the Italian box office. [2]
Four funny characters are working in a luxurious Grand Hotel. Mr. Thaddeus is the hotel manager, lover of beautiful music and womanizer; Egisto Costanzi is a waiter who has lost his wife and who is in search of the ideal woman; Segrate is the magician illusionist entertainer evenings at Hotel. He is a vainglorious and bungler man, who never has managed to levitate. Finally in the hotel there is a bungler boxer: Pericles, who organizes the end of the story a great evening concert, where they play all four star protagonists of the film.
Don Lorenzo is a 1952 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.
Talcum Powder is a 1982 Italian comedy film written, starring and directed by Carlo Verdone.
Antonio Siciliano is an Italian film editor. From his debut in the early 1970s Siciliano worked as editor in more than 150 Italian productions, including films by Giuliano Montaldo, Damiano Damiani, Luigi Comencini, Luciano Salce, Steno, E.B. Clucher, Massimo Troisi and Franco Giraldi.
The Sun Still Rises also known as Outcry is a 1946 Italian neorealist war-drama film directed by Aldo Vergano and starring Elli Parvo, Massimo Serato and Lea Padovani.
The Game Bag is a 1997 Italian war drama film directed by Maurizio Zaccaro.
Stasera a casa di Alice is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Un sacco bello, internationally released as Fun Is Beautiful, is a 1980 Italian comedy film. The film, produced by Sergio Leone, marked the directorial debut of Carlo Verdone, as well his debut as main actor and as screenwriter. For this film Verdone won a special David di Donatello Awards and the Nastro d'Argento for best new actor.
Al lupo al lupo is a 1992 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. The film won two Nastro d'Argento awards, for best script and best score.
Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato is a 1992 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. The film won five David di Donatello Awards, for best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography, best editing and best supporting actress. For her performance Margherita Buy won the Ciak d'oro for best actress.
Journey with Papa is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Sordi.
I due carabinieri is a 1984 Italian crime comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Zora the Vampire is a 2000 Italian horror-comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. It is loosely based on the eponymous comic character.
The Brothers Karamazov is a 1947 Italian historical drama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Fosco Giachetti, Lamberto Picasso and Mariella Lotti. It is based on the 1880 novel of the same title by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It won two Nastro d'Argento Awards, for best screenplay and for best score. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.
Cinderella '80 is a 1984 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Roberto Malenotti. It was both released as a film and as a TV-miniseries.
Athina Cenci, is a Greek-born Italian former actress, stand-up comedian and politician.
Elena Fabrizi, popularly known as sora Lella, was an Italian stage, television and film actress, and a television personality.
Elisabetta Pozzi is an Italian film, television and stage actress.
Quel movimento che mi piace tanto is a 1976 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Franco Rossetti. It marked the film debut, both as actor and as assistant director, of Carlo Verdone.
Cuori nella tormenta is a 1984 Italian romantic comedy film. It marked the directorial debut of Enrico Oldoini.
Scuola di ladri is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti starring Enrico Maria Salerno.