''Natale sul Nilo'' (''Christmas on the Nile'') is a 2002 Italian

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directed by

Neri Parenti Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni''—zany comedy film ...

. In Italy the film was a huge commercial success, grossing 28,302,293 euros.

Plot

The Roman lawyer Fabio Ciulla (Cristian De Sica) goes on holiday to

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. He is pursuing his wife, whom he has repeatedly cheated on, in an attempt to persuade her to forgive him. The police sergeant Enrico Ombroni (Massimo Boldi) also travels to the land of the

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with a guard (Biagio Izzo) to get his young daughter (Lucrezia Piaggio) away from a musical group of which she is a fan. The two protagonists meet in Egypt for an exchange of misunderstandings, since Ciulla by mistake has a love affair with a young girl while his wife forgives him. The girl is engaged to the son of Ciulla, who plans to get rid of the tangle by a clever ruse. Meanwhile Ombroni's daughter runs away with the crew of her favorite musical group, who have come to Egypt to shoot an exotic video.

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 ...

: Avv. Fabio Ciulla *

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 ...

: Gen. Enrico Ombroni *

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: Max & Bruno *

Enzo Salvi Enzo Salvi (born Vincenzo Salvi; 16 August 1963 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian actor.
Dichesegnosei

: Oscar Tufello *

Biagio Izzo Biagio is an Italian male given name. It may also refer to: People * Biagio (archbishop), Archbishop of Torres * Biagio Antonacci, Italian singer-songwriter * Biagio Betti, Italian painter * Biagio Black, American painter * Biagio Brugi, Italian ...

: Mar. Gennaro Saltalaquaglia *

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: Gianna Ciulla * Nuria de la Fuente: Paola Rampelli *

Paolo Conticini Paolo is a masculine given name, the Italian form of the name Paul. It may refer to: People Art * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter * Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649), Ital ...

: Capitan * Manu Fullola: Marco Ciulla * Lucrezia Piaggio:Lorella Ombroni *

Iuliana Ierugan Iuliana is a feminine given name. It may refer to: * Iuliana Gorea-Costin (born 1957), Moldovan diplomat and politician * Iuliana Hobincu (born 1954), Romanian handball player * Iuliana Măceșeanu (born 1981), Romanian épée fencer * Iuliana R ...

: show girl A * Kimberly Greene: show girl B * Gloria Anselmi: show girl C * Luisella Tuttavilla: show girl D *

Maria De Filippi Maria De Filippi (born 5 December 1961) is an Italian television host and the owner of the Production company, television production company ''Fascino PGT''. She is regarded as one of the most popular presenters in Italy. Biography De Filippi ...

: herself

References

External links

* Italian Christmas comedy films Films directed by Neri Parenti Films scored by Bruno Zambrini 2000s Christmas comedy films {{Christmas-film-stub