The Four Monks | |
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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 |
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Running time | 100 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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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.
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