''Il commissario Lo Gatto'' () is a 1987 Italian

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 ...

directed by

Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ol ...

. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the

67th Venice International Film Festival The 67th annual Venice International Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from 1 to 11 September 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was the head of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Darren Aro ...

Cast

Lino Banfi Lino Banfi (born Pasquale Zagaria; 9 July 1936) is an Italian film actor and presenter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1960. Biography He was born in the Apulian city of Andria and at the age of three, moved to Canosa di Puglia. Li ...

as Commissario Natale Lo Gatto *

Maurizio Ferrini Maurizio Ferrini (born 12 April 1953) is an Italian actor and television personality. Biography Ferrini was born in Cesena in 1953. He made his artistic debut in ''Quelli della Notte'', starring alongside Renzo Arbore and establishing himsel ...

as Agente Gino Gridelli *

Maurizio Micheli Maurizio Micheli (born 3 February 1947) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, author, playwright and television personality. Life and career Born in Livorno in 1947, at 11 Micheli moved to Bari with his family, then at 20 he moved to Mi ...

as Vito Ragusa *

Isabel Russinova Isabel Russinova ( bg, Изабел Русинова; born 20 January 1958) is a Bulgarian-born Italian actress, producer and television personality. Biography Born in Sofia as Maria Isabella Cociani, Russinova came to the success in 1983 wit ...

as Wilma Cerulli / Maria Papetti *

Galeazzo Benti Galeazzo Benti (6 August 1923 – 21 April 1993) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1942 and 1991. Life and career Born Galeazzo Bentivoglio in Florence, Italy, a descendant of the Bentivoglio family, which rul ...

as Barone Fricò * Renata Attivissimo as Addolorata Patanè * Nicoletta Boris as Annunziata Patanè * Albano Bufalini as The Pharmacist * Alberto Capone *

Roberto Della Casa Roberto Della Casa (born 14 October 1942) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1970. Selected filmography References External links * 1942 births Living people Italian male film actors Male actors from R ...

as Architetto Arcuni * Gianni Franco as Pedretti - aka Bazooka * Marcello Furgiele as Mario - the lifeguard *

Licinia Lentini Licinia Lentini (born 4 March 1959) is an Italian actress and television personality. She was sometimes credited as Lilian Lacy and Licia Lee Lyon. Life and career Born in Rome, Lentini achieved a wide popularity in 1980 as a showgirl in the R ...

as Mrs. Bellugi *

Armando Marra Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

as The Barber *

Valeria Milillo Valeria Milillo (born 25 September 1966) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Milillo studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan, and attended stage courses in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Zurich, and Munich. ...

as Manuela Bellugi * Andrea Montuschi as Don Giacomo - the priest *

Gianluigi Pizzetti Gianluigi is an Italian masculine given name meaning "John Louis". It is often an abbreviation of "Giovanni Luigi". Famous people with this given name include: * Gianluigi Braschi, Italian film producer * Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer * Gi ...

as Ingegner Bellugi * Antonella Voce as Immacolata Patanè

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* 1987 films 1987 comedy films Bisexuality-related films Italian comedy films 1980s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films set in Sicily Films set in Vatican City Films directed by Dino Risi Films scored by Manuel De Sica 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-comedy-film-stub