''Oh, Grandmother's Dead'' ( it, Toh, è morta la nonna!) is a 1969 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 Mario Monicelli and starring

Sergio Tofano Sergio Tòfano (20 August 1886 – 28 October 1973) was an Italian actor, theatre director, director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator. Tofano was born in Rome. In 1909, he made his first appearance on stage with Ermete Novelli, t ...

Cast

* Sirena Adgemova as Sparta *

Carole André Carole André-Smith (born 11 March 1953) is a French-Italian former actress. Her best known role was Kabir Bedi's love interest Lady Marianna, nicknamed "", in the successful RAI series ''Sandokan'' (1976). Since retiring from acting, she has b ...

as Claretta *

Wanda Capodaglio Wanda Capodaglio (1 January 1889 – 30 August 1980) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1914 and 1970. Her brother Ruggero was married to actress Anna Capodaglio (the stage name of Anna Adele Alberta Gramatica) who ...

as Adelaide Ghia, the grandmother * Peter Chatel as Guido *

Valentina Cortese Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973). Personal life Cortese was born ...

as Ornella * Giuseppina Cozzi * Luigi De Vittorio as Don Mario * Riccardo Garrone as Galeazzo *

Vera Gherarducci Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarra ...

as Gigliola * Ray Lovelock as Carlo Alberto * Gastone Pescucci as Adolfo * Giorgio Piazza as Italo * Helena Ronee as Titina * Gianni Scolari as Carlo Maria *

as the grandfather

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* 1969 films 1960s black comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Monicelli Italian black comedy films 1969 comedy films 1969 drama films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub