''Cavalli si nasce'' is a 1988 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 o ...

written and directed by cartoonist

Sergio Staino Sergio Staino (born 8 June 1940) is an Italian comics author, satirist and film director. Biography Staino was born at Piancastagnaio, in the province of Siena. After graduating in architecture, he moved to Scandicci. His comics debut was with ...

. The film won the

Silver Ribbon The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italian ...

for Best Score.

Cast

* Paolo Hendel: Paolo *

David Riondino David Riondino (born 10 June 1952) is an Italian actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and composer. Life and career Born in Florence, the son of a teacher, Riondino started his career in the mid-1970 ...

: Ottavio * Pietra Montecorvino: Carola *

Vincent Gardenia Vincent Gardenia (born Vincenzo Scognamiglio; January 7, 1920 – December 9, 1992) was an Italian-American stage, film, and television actor. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for '' Bang the Drum Slo ...

: Neapolitan Prince *

Delia Boccardo Delia Boccardo (born 29 January 1948) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born in Genoa, Boccardo spent her childhood and adolescence in Nervi, then studied at a Swiss college, at the Poggio Imperiale girls' scho ...

: Baroness * Giacomo Marramao: Padre Giacomo *

Franco Angrisano Franco Angrisano (10 May 1926 – 20 September 1996) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than seventy films. Life and career Born in Potenza, Angrisano was mainly active on stage, where he often worked with Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo D ...

Beniamino Placido Beniamino Placido (1 February 1929 – 6 January 2010) was an Italian journalist, writer, and television critic. He was a columnist on Italian culture for the newspaper ''La Repubblica'' and wrote three best selling books on television in the 199 ...

Roberto Murolo Roberto Murolo (19 January 1912 – 13 March 2003) was an Italian musician. Career Born in Naples, Italy as the son of poet Ernesto Murolo and Lia Cavalli, Murolo showed a began singing and playing the guitar as a child. Murolo won the Ital ...

Bonvi Bonvi, pen name of Franco Bonvicini (31 March 1941 – 10 December 1995) was an Italian comic book artist, creator of the comic strips ''Sturmtruppen'' and ''Nick Carter''. Biography Bonvicini was born either in Parma or Modena, in the Emilia Ro ...

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* 1988 films Italian comedy films 1988 comedy films 1988 directorial debut films 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-comedy-film-stub