''L'altra faccia del padrino'' (internationally released as ''The Funny Face of the Godfather'') is a 1973

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parody film directed by

Franco Prosperi Franco Prosperi (2 September 1926 – 17 October 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s. Born Francesco Prosperi in Rome, Prosperi began his career as an assistant director with ...

. It is a spoof of

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five ...

's 1972 film ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caa ...

''.

Plot

The film partially follows the plotline of the 1972 film

but with numerous

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s and

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along the way. One major difference is that the

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is a young man who acts disguised as the godfather.

Cast

Alighiero Noschese Alighiero Noschese (; 25 November 1932 – 3 December 1979) was an Italian TV impersonator and actor. Life and career Noschese was born in Naples. After an unsuccessful attempt to work as journalist, he debuted for Italian radio as imitator a ...

as Don Vito Monreale / Nick Buglione * Minnie Minoprio as Bonnie *

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ...

as Don Gennaro Magliulo *

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. L ...

as Rocky Canosa *

Fausto Tozzi Fausto Tozzi (29 October 1921 – 10 December 1978) was an Italian film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 70 films between 1951 and 1978. He wrote the script for ''The Defeated Victor'', which was entered into the 9th Berlin Internation ...

as Tony Malonzo *

Stefano Satta Flores Stefano Satta Flores (14 January 1937 – 22 October 1985) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Naples, Italy, Satta Flores graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in the Italian capital city of Rome. He bega ...

as Jimmy Salvozzo * Elena Fiore as Godfather's Wife *

Haydée Politoff Haydée Politoff is a Russian-French actress born on in Paris. Politoff moved to the United States in the late 1970s, retired from acting, and resided in California. "''La Collectionneuse'' ended in Saint-Tropez. Just then the actress (Haydé ...

as Angelica Magliulo *

Lenny Montana Lenny Montana (born Leonardo Passafaro; March 13, 1926 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor who played the role of feared hitman Luca Brasi in '' The Godfather''. Prior to becoming an actor, he had a successful career as a professional wrestl ...

as Saro *

Guido Leontini Guido Leontini (21 March 1927 – 26 April 1996) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Catania into a family of actors, Leontini debuted on stage in the post-World War II era, specializing in the Luigi Pirande ...

as Tom Iager *Mario Pilar as Tartaglioni *

Romano Puppo Romano Puppo (25 March 1933 – 11 May 1994) was an Italian stuntman and actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Puppo debuted in 1961 in the Mauro Bolognini's drama '' Careless'', and after a number of very minor roles he soon became a regular ...

as Godfather's Henchman *

Dada Gallotti Dada Gallotti (born 8 April 1935) is an Italian actress. Born in Milan as Alda Gallotti, she was one of the most active character actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She appeared in several Spaghetti Western films under the pseudonym Diana Garso ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Funny Face of the Godfather 1973 films Italian parody films Parody films based on The Godfather Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis Titanus films 1970s parody films 1973 comedy films Films directed by Franco Prosperi 1970s American films 1970s Italian films 1970s Italian-language films

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