''I 4 monaci'' (also ''I quattro monaci''), internationally released as ''The Four Monks'',
is a
1962
Events January
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Italian comedy film directed by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.
Plot
A group of four petty criminals, hoping to collect some money as a donation, masquerade as refugees monks from
Hungary, however, they end up in a convent where they experience fasting and penance.
Cast
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Peppino De Filippo as Fra' Crispino
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Aldo Fabrizi as Fra' Giocondo
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Erminio Macario
Erminio Macario (27 May 1902 – 25 March 1980), best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975.
Life and career
Born in Turin, Macario made his debut at a young age in the amat ...
as Fra' Martino
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Nino Taranto as Fra' Gaudenzio
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Umberto Spadaro as Ortolan
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Luciana Gilli as Daughter
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Roland Bartrop
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...
as The Prior
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Nino Terzo as Calogero
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Linda Sini as The pharmacist's wife
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Carlo Taranto as Mafioso Saruzzo Messina
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Franco Ressel as Baron Cimino
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Lidia Martora as Baroness Cimino
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Enzo Petito as Guardiano
References
External links
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1962 films
Films directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Italian comedy films
1962 comedy films
1960s Italian films
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