The Funny Face of the Godfather

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The Funny Face of the Godfather
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Directed by Franco Prosperi
Written by Mario Amendola
Bruno Corbucci
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Starring Alighiero Noschese
Minnie Minoprio
Cinematography Gábor Pogány
Edited byAlberto Gallitti
Music by Bruno Canfora
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

L'altra faccia del padrino (internationally released as The Funny Face of the Godfather) is a 1973 Italian parody film directed by Franco Prosperi. It is a spoof of Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film The Godfather . [1] [2]

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Plot

The film partially follows the plotline of the 1972 film The Godfather but with numerous visual gags and sketch comedies along the way. One major difference is that the protagonist is a young man who acts disguised as the godfather.

Lenny Montana is the only actor to appear in both films.

Cast

See also

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References

  1. Enrico Giacovelli. Il buffo, il brutto e il cretino. Gremese, 1996.
  2. Marco Giusti. Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer, 1999.