| The Monk of Monza | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Corbucci |
| Written by | Bruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi |
| Starring | Totò Erminio Macario Nino Taranto |
| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
Release date | 1963 |
Running time | 101 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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Monza, 1630, a period of Spanish rule. Pasquale Cicciacalda, a humble shoemaker native of Casoria, widower of the midwife Provvidenza, can not maintain their 12 children (6 pairs of twins) and therefore devises a cunning ploy. Disguised himself and his children as monks, vague with them pretending to be poor monks, asking food and charity.
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