''A spasso nel tempo'' () is a 1996 Italian

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directed by

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. The film is included in the Italian sub-genre of '' cinepanettoni''. According to Adam O'Leary, ''A spasso nel tempo'' and its sequel are «farcical elaborations of the ''

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'' films which riff on schoolbook history and on film and television culture».

Plot

Two Italian families meet in

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' amusement park. Ascanio Colonna (Ascanio Orsini Varaldo in the original version) is a Roman prince, who immediately goes into battle with the Milanese Walter Colombo (Walter Boso in the original version), manager of a cinema. When the two families have to take the joust of Professor Mortimer's "Machine of Time", the machine jams right when Ascanio and Walter get on board. The two are sent in the Prehistoric era, and Professor Mortimer tries in every way to bring them back in the present era, making the two enemies a journey in all the eras of Time.

Cast

Christian De Sica Christian De Sica (; born 5 January 1951) is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and filmmaker. Life De Sica was born in Rome, the second son of Italian director Vittorio De Sica and Spanish actress María Mercader. His first ...

as Ascanio Colonna *

Massimo Boldi Massimo Antonio Boldi (born 23 July 1945) is an Italian stand-up comedian and actor. Biography Boldi was born in Luino on 23 July 1945. In 1955 his family moved to Milan, where he joined evening classes and began working as a window-dresser ...

as Walter Colombo * Dean Jones as Professor Mortimer / Joe *

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* Ela Weber as Natasha *

Veronica Logan Veronica Logan (also known as Veronika Logan) is an Italian film and television actress. Biography Born to the British musician Michael Logan and Antonella Desimone, she started working as a model. On television she made her debut in 1984 in ' ...

as Michaela *

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as Aspreno Colonna * as Giusy *Erica Beltrami as Gina * as Rosanna *

Manuela Arcuri Manuela Arcuri (born 8 January 1977) is an Italian actress and model. She's best known for starring in Canale 5 period drama series ''Il peccato e la vergogna'' (2008–2014). Biography Arcuri was born in Anagni, near Frosinone, to a father f ...

as young Rosanna

Release

The film opened at number two at the Italian box office, behind the second weekend of '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', with a gross of $1,869,843 from 123 screens in its opening weekend. It became number one during the Christmas holidays. A

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entitled ''

A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua ''A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua'' () is a 1997 Italian science fiction adventure comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It is a sequel to 1996 film '' A spasso nel tempo''. Cast *Christian De Sica as Ascanio Orsini Varaldo/Maresciall ...

'' was released in 1997.

References

External links

* 1996 films Italian science fiction comedy films Italian adventure films 1990s films about time travel Films directed by Carlo Vanzina Films scored by Manuel De Sica 1990s science fiction comedy films 1990s adventure films 1996 comedy films 1990s Italian films 1996 science fiction films Foreign films set in the United States Italian-language science fiction comedy films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub