The Marquis of Grillo

1981 · 2h19 · Film

Directed by Mario Monicelli

Starring Alberto Sordi, Paolo Stoppa, Caroline Berg, Riccardo Billi, Flavio Bucci, Camillo Milli, Cochi Ponzoni, Marc Porel, Pietro Tordi, Leopoldo Trieste

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In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people - his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.

Original title

Il marchese del Grillo

Original language

Italian

Screenplay

Tullio Pinelli, Alberto Sordi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Mario Monicelli

Music

Nicola Piovani

Cinematography

Sergio D'Offizi

Cast

Riccardo Billi, Flavio Bucci, Camillo Milli, Cochi Ponzoni, Marc Porel, Pietro Tordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Giorgio Gobbi, Isabelle Linnartz

Updated July 22, 2026

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