''Il marito in collegio'' (lit. A husband in (boarding) school) is a 1977

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directed by

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. It is based on the novel with the same name by

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Plot

A gas station attendant (

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) falls in love with a Lombard noblewoman (

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), who agrees to marry him just to get his uncle's inheritance. To polish his manners, he has to go to a

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. They have existed for many centuries, and now extend acr ...

in Switzerland.

Cast

as Camillo Proietti *

as Carlotta *

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as Donna Leo Madellis *

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as Casimiro Zanin * Stefania Careddu as Robinia *

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as Baron Filippo Pancaldi d'Entreves *

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as Giusmaria * Liana Trouché as Carlotta's mother *

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as Baron's driver

References

External links

* 1977 films Italian comedy films 1977 comedy films Films based on works by Giovannino Guareschi Films directed by Maurizio Lucidi Films scored by Armando Trovajoli 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub