''Ecco noi per esempio'' ("here's us, for example") is a 1977 Italian
comedy film
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written and directed by
Sergio Corbucci
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.
It was the first movie starring the comedian-star duo composed of
Adriano Celentano
Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, showman, and filmmaker. He is dubbed ''Il Molleggiato'' ('the springy one') because of his energetic dancing.
Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both com ...
and
Renato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer.
Biography
Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Gemonio, in the province of Varese. Aft ...
. It is mostly set in
Milan
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.
Cast
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Adriano Celentano
Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, showman, and filmmaker. He is dubbed ''Il Molleggiato'' ('the springy one') because of his energetic dancing.
Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both com ...
: Antonmatteo Colombo aka Click
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Renato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer.
Biography
Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Gemonio, in the province of Varese. Aft ...
: Palmambrogio Guanziroli
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Barbara Bach
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: Ludovica
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Giuliana Calandra
Giuliana Calandra (10 February 1936 – 25 November 2018) was an Italian film, television and stage actress, journalist and television hostess.
Life and career
Born in Moncalieri, Giuliana Calandra debuted in 1963 Pier Paolo Pasolini's '' La ...
Beatrice
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Capucine
Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre (, 6 January 1928 – 17 March 1990), known by her stage name Capucine (), was a French fashion model and actress known for her comedic roles in ''The Pink Panther'' (1963) and '' What's New Pussycat?'' (1965). ...
: Mariarosa Colombo, former wife of Click
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Antonio Casagrande
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: Commissioner of Police
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Felice Andreasi
Felice Andreasi (8 January 1928, in Turin – 25 December 2005, in Cortazzone) was an Italian film, television, and stage actor. He appeared in over 50 films in Italy between 1972 and 2005.
Biography
He was considered one of the leading stage a ...
: the publisher
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Georges Wilson
Georges Wilson (né Willson, ; 16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French actor and director of stage and screen. He was a significant figure in French theatre during the latter 20th-century, serving as director of the Theatre Nation ...
: Melano Melani
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Elio Crovetto
Elio Crovetto (6 December 1926 – 8 November 2000) was an Italian actor, comedian and television personality.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Crovetto graduated at the istituto tecnico in Genoa, then he started an intense acting career on st ...
: the newsagent
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Franca Marzi
Franca Marzi (18 August 1926 – 6 March 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1943 and 1977.
Life and career
Born in Rome as Francesca Marsi, after working in the revue, Marzi made her film debut in her early ...
: Carmen, the landlady
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Imma Piro
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: Vincenzina, girlfriend of Click
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Sal Borgese
Sal Borgese (born 5 March 1937) is an Italian film actor. He is sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese or Mark Trevor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a stuntman an ...
horse thief
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Ugo Bologna
Ugo Bologna (11 September 1917 – 29 January 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Milan, the son of a municipal employee and a housewife, in 1936 Bologna started working as a primary school teacher, and in 1939 he atte ...
: Gianni
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Walter Valdi: friend of Click
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Carmen Russo
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: dancer at the disco
References
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1977 films
Italian comedy films
1977 comedy films
Films directed by Sergio Corbucci
Films set in Milan
1970s Italian films
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