Come inguaiammo il cinema italiano: La vera storia di Franco e Ciccio

Name: Come inguaiammo il cinema italiano: La vera storia di Franco e Ciccio
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-09-24
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Giulio Andreotti, Lino Banfi, Pippo Baudo

IMDb ID: tt0445071 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.4 (215 votes)

Genres: Documentary

The movie on the career of Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia, from the debut until the death of both. It's composed of selected passages from movies and varieties, and interviews to directors (Mario Monicelli, Mariano Laurenti, ...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
United States: How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
World-wide: How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (English)
Italy: Come inguaiammo il cinema italiano - La vera storia di Franco e Ciccio
Uruguay: Cómo fastidiamos al cine italiano: La verdadera historia de Franco y Ciccio (original subtitled version)
Cómo fastidiamos al cine italiano: La verdadera historia de Franco y CiccioRelease Date2004-09-24Runtime100 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsItalyLanguagesItalianKeywordsparody
italian cinema
sicilian actors
italian comedy styleProduction CompaniesIstituto Luce
Lucky Red
Cinico CinemaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445071/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0445071.jpgUpdated At2025-09-03T00:28:10

Directors

Daniele Ciprì
Franco Maresco

Writers

Daniele Ciprì
Franco Maresco
Tatti Sanguineti
Claudia Uzzo

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Franco Franchi | Character: Self
Actor: Ciccio Ingrassia | Character: Self
Actor: Giulio Andreotti | Character: Self
Actor: Lino Banfi | Character: Self
Actor: Pippo Baudo | Character: Self
Actor: Fana Benenato | Character: Self
Actor: Giuseppe Benenato | Character: Self
Actor: Ina Benenato | Character: Self
Actor: Maria Letizia Benenato | Character: Self
Actor: Bernardo Bertolucci | Character: Self
Actor: Laura Betti | Character: Desdemona
Actor: Mike Bongiorno | Character: Self
Actor: Lando Buzzanca | Character: Actor
Actor: Alberto Caltellano | Character: Self
Actor: Rosaria Calí | Character: Self
Actor: Santino Cardone | Character: Self
Actor: Pino Caruso | Character: Actor
Actor: Tano Cimarosa | Character: Self
Actor: Giuseppe Ciprì | Character: Self
Actor: Nino D'Angelo | Character: Self
Actor: Umberto D'Orsi | Character: Self
Actor: Ninetto Davoli | Character: Self
Actor: Vittorio De Sica | Character: Actor
Actor: Silvia Dionisio | Character: Self
Actor: Goffredo Fofi | Character: Self
Actor: Massimo Franchi | Character: Self
Actor: Lucio Fulci | Character: Self
Actor: Gabriella Giorgelli | Character: Self
Actor: Giampiero Ingrassia | Character: Self
Actor: Buster Keaton | Character: Actor
Actor: Tullio Kezich | Character: Self
Actor: Mario Merola | Character: Self
Actor: Domenico Modugno | Character: Actor
Actor: Mario Monicelli | Character: Self
Actor: Gregorio Napoli | Character: Self
Actor: Riccardo Pazzaglia | Character: Self
Actor: Francesco Puma | Character: Self
Actor: Tatti Sanguineti | Character: Self
Actor: Antonietta Scalisi Bonetti | Character: Self
Actor: Alberto Sordi | Character: Self
Actor: Michele Massimo Tarantini | Character: Self
Actor: Little Tony | Character: Self
Actor: Totò | Character: Self
Actor: Paolo Villaggio | Character: Self
Actor: Lina Wertmüller | Character: Self
Actor: Franco Maresco | Character: Narrator

[Directors Group]
Name: Daniele Ciprì | Role: Director
Name: Franco Maresco | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Daniele Ciprì | Role: Writer
Name: Franco Maresco | Role: Writer
Name: Tatti Sanguineti | Role: Writer
Name: Claudia Uzzo | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Giuseppe Bisso | Role: Producer
Name: Andrea Occhipinti | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Salvatore Bonafede | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Daniele Ciprì | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Daniele Ciprì | Role: Editor
Name: Franco Maresco | Role: Editor
Name: Claudia Uzzo | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Cesare Inzerillo | Role: Production Designer
Name: Nicola Sferruzza | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Cesare Inzerillo | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Nicola Sferruzza | Role: Costume Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Daniele Maraniello | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michele Tarantola | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Alessandro Abate | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniele Ciprì | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Mauro Vicentini | Role: Editorial Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Dominik Huber | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marzia Milanesi | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445071/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Italy: September 2004 (Venice Film Festival)
Italy: September 24, 2004
Uruguay: March 9, 2005 (Cinemateca Uruguaya)
Hungary: January 17, 2006 (limited)

Awards

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