The Monk of Monza
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| Directed by | Sergio Corbucci |
| Written by |
Bruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi |
| Starring |
Totò Erminio Macario Nino Taranto |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni |
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Release date
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1963 |
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Running time
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101 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Monk of Monza (Italian: Il monaco di Monza) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It parodies the story of the Nun of Monza, as depicted in the Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed.
Monza, 1630, a period of Spanish rule. Pasquale Cicciacalda, a humble shoemaker native of Casoria, widower of the midwife Provvidenza, can not maintain their 12 children (6 pairs of twins) and therefore devises a cunning ploy. Disguised himself and his children as monks, vague with them pretending to be poor monks, asking food and charity.
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