''Fantozzi va in pensione'' ("''Fantozzi Retires''") is a

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directed by

Neri Parenti Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950, in Florence) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni'' - zany ...

. It is the sixth chapter in the

Fantozzi ''Fantozzi'' is a 1975 Italian satirical cult film, based on in the saga of the unlucky Italian accountant employee Ugo Fantozzi, written and played by his creator Paolo Villaggio. The film is a parody of middle class workers of the 1970s, ...

film series of the unlucky clerk

Ugo Fantozzi Ugo Fantozzi () is a fictional character, appearing in Italian literature and film, created by Paolo Villaggio. The character, initially part of Villaggio's television monologues, later became protagonist of a series of short stories published at ...

, played by its creator,

Paolo Villaggio Paolo Villaggio (; 30 December 1932 – 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, voice actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid G ...

Plot

The accountant Fantozzi has reached the retirement age and left the work: he is now finally free from the stress of work but boredom seems to take over. He then tries the political activity, adopts a "puppy", goes on a trip to

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, tries to find new jobs. He eventually came back to work at his former company in exchange for his pension.

Cast

* Milena Vukotic as Pina Fantozzi *

Gigi Reder Gigi Reder (born Luigi Schroeder; 25 March 1928 – 8 October 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was best known for the role of Filini in the ''Fantozzi'' film series. Biography Born in Naples in to a German father and a Neapolita ...

as Filini * Plinio Fernando as Mariangela Fantozzi / Uga Fantozzi *

Anna Mazzamauro Anna Mazzamauro (born 1 December 1938) is an Italian actress, comedian and television personality. Life and career Born Anna Maria Mazzamauro in Rome, Mazzamauro made her film debut in 1967, in Massimo Franciosa's '' Pronto... c'è una certa G ...

as Mrs. Silvani * Paul Muller as Duke Count Francesco Maria Barambani *

Antonio Allocca Antonio Allocca (24 June 1937 – 31 December 2013) was an Italian character actor. Life and career Born in Portici, Naples, Allocca debuted on stage in 1956, then in 1958 he worked with Eduardo De Filippo at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan ...

as The Examiner *

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as Accountant Fonelli * Albano Bufalini as Mr. Colsi

References

External links

* 1988 comedy films 1988 films Films directed by Neri Parenti Italian comedy films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-comedy-film-stub