Commedia all'italiana, or Italian-style comedy, is an Italian film genre born in Italy in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely considered to have started with Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street in 1958, and derives its name from the title of Pietro Germi's Divorce Italian Style (1961). According to most of the critics, La Terrazza (1980) by Ettore Scola is the last work considered part of the commedia all'italiana.
Bits and Pieces, originally Il cielo è sempre più blu, is a 1996 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonello Grimaldi. The title of the film is a reference to a song by Rino Gaetano. The film depicts several short stories set in a single day in Rome.
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.
Il ragazzo del Pony Express is a 1986 Italian comedy film. It marked the directorial debut of Franco Amurri.
Mr. Robinson is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is a parody of the Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe.
Condannato a nozze is a 1993 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. It entered the Panorama section at the 50th Venice International Film Festival.
The Double also known as Love Inferno, is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It stars Ewa Aulin. The story was based on a novel called La controfigura by Libero Bigiaretti.
Captain Phantom is a 1953 Italian historical adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Frank Latimore, Anna Maria Sandri, Maxwell Reed and Paola Barbara. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti. It was distributed by the Italian subsidiary of the Rank Organisation.
The Seven Revenges is a 1961 Italian adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio. It features American actress Elaine Stewart and was filmed in Yugoslavia.
Days of Inspector Ambrosio is a 1988 Italian crime film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on several novels written by Renato Olivieri.
Catherine of Russia (Italian: Caterina di Russia is a 1963 biographical drama film directed by Umberto Lenzi, and starring Hildegard Knef.
They Stole a Tram, aka We Stole a Tram, is a 1954 Italian comedy film written by and starring Aldo Fabrizi, and directed by Fabrizi and his assistant director Sergio Leone after director Mario Bonnard) left the film midway completed. Sergio Leone also appeared in a brief scene as a contest presenter, Mario Bava was the film's cinematographer and future horror film director Lucio Fulci contributed to the screenplay. The film's music score was by Carlo Rustichelli.
Il ficcanaso is a 1981 Italian giallo-comedy film co-written and directed by Bruno Corbucci.
Princess Cinderella is a 1941 Italian fantasy-comedy film written and directed by Sergio Tofano. It is based on the characters of the popular comic strip series Signor Bonaventura, created in 1917 by the same Tofano for the children magazine Corriere dei Piccoli.
L'Italia s'è rotta is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Steno.
The Pebbles of Étretat is a 1972 French-Italian romance-drama film written and directed by Sergio Gobbi. Étretat is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandie region in north-western France.
What if Gargiulo Finds Out? is a 1988 Italian comedy film written and directed by Elvio Porta and starring Giuliana De Sio and Richard Anconina.
The Opponent is a 1988 Italian sport comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Daniel Greene, Giuliano Gemma and Ernest Borgnine.
The Country of the Campanelli is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Sophia Loren. It is loosely based on the operetta "Il paese dei campanelli" by Carlo Lombardo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
I Am an ESP is a 1985 Italian comedy film written and directed by Sergio Corbucci.
