''Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza'' ( it, Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza) is an Italian 1968

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written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi and starring the comic duo

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. It is based on the

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' novel ''

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''.

Plot

In the original novel, Sancio Panza was a farmer who followed Don Chisciotte in his adventures because of a certain attraction. Sancho Panza imagines to make money from his companies and prefer to go around the world. In the novel, other characters appear as extras such as the baker who represents the daily life of that time.

Cast

* Ciccio Ingrassia as Don Chisciotte * Franco Franchi as Sancio Panza *

Fulvia Franco Fulvia Franco (21 May 1931 – 15 May 1988) was an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Life and career Born in Trieste, the daughter of a businessman, Franco won the third edition of the Miss Italia beauty contest held ...

as Duchess *

Paolo Carlini Paolo Carlini (6 January 1922 – 3 November 1979) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1940 and 1979. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his supporting role as the hairdresser ...

as Don José *

Umberto D'Orsi Umberto D'Orsi (30 July 1929 – 31 August 1976) was an Italian character actor and comedian. Born in Trieste, D'Orsi took a degree in law in 1953, but he was already active in theater from 1950, performing in small companies of prose and revu ...

as Don Pietro *

Enzo Garinei Enzo Garinei (4 May 1926 – 25 August 2022) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 80 films since 1949. He was also a professional voice artist, best remembered as the Italian voice of Sherman Hemsley in the American sitcom ''The Je ...

as Adviser to the Governor *

Franco Fantasia Franco Fantasia (5 March 1924 – 10 November 2002) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1951 to 2002. He was the brother of actor Andrea Fantasia. Illness and Death Septemb ...

as Fencing Master *

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as Don Pedro de Cordova * Alfredo Rizzo as Governor's Doctor *

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as Tavern Customer * Carlo Delle Piane as Whipped Boy *

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as Don Nicola *

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as The Thief * Poldo Bendandi as Innkeeper *

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as Second Innkeeper * Lino Banfi as Tavern Customer

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* Films directed by Giovanni Grimaldi 1960s buddy comedy films Films based on Don Quixote Films set in the 1600s Italian buddy comedy films Films scored by Lallo Gori 1968 comedy films 1968 films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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