''Hurricane Rosy'' ( it, Temporale Rosy, french: Rosy la bourrasque) is a 1979 Italian-French
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
written and directed by
Mario Monicelli
Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...
. It is loosely based on a novel by Carlo Brizzolara.
Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...
as Raoul Lamarre
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Faith Minton
Faith Minton is an American television and film actress and stuntwoman.
Life
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Minton has a stunt and wrestling background and is probably best known for her role as "Hurricane" Rosy Spelman in the 1979 action comedy ...
as Rosy "Hurricane Rosy" Spelman / Temporale Rosy
* Jean Claude Levis as Kunta Kinte
* Lola García as Jeanne
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Kathleen Thompson as Trudy
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Roland Bock
Roland Bock (born 3 August 1944) is a German amateur wrestling, wrestler. He competed in the Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman +97 kg, men's Greco-Roman +97 kg at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
References
External links as Mike Fernandez
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Helga Anders
Helga Anders (11 January 1948 – 30 March 1986) was an Austrian actress.
She was born Helga Scherz in Innsbruck, to an Austrian father and a German mother, and she grew up in Ruhpolding and Bielefeld after her parents divorced. She made her ...
as Charlotte
* Charles Bollet as Arbitro
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Gianrico Tedeschi
Gianrico Tedeschi (20 April 1920 – 27 July 2020) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Milan in April 1920, Tedeschi got a degree in pedagogy before enrolling at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, wh ...
as The Count
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1979 films
Commedia all'italiana
Films directed by Mario Monicelli
Films based on Italian novels
1979 comedy films
Films produced by Alberto Grimaldi
Films with screenplays by Age & Scarpelli
Professional wrestling films
1970s Italian films
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