Fun Is Beautiful (1980)
Overview
Three stories set in summer Rome, three characters all played by Verdone: an awkward young man meets a Spanish tourist; another one plans a trip towards East with a suitcase full of stockings and biro pens; a hippie is visited by his father, who tries to convince him to get back home.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 5.122 |
Directed By
Carlo Verdone
Crew
Leonardo Benvenuti
Piero De Bernardi
Ennio Morricone
Carlo Simi
Piero De Bernardi
Leonardo Benvenuti
Carlo Simi
Roberto Mannoni
Eugenio Alabiso
Carlo Verdone
Carlo Verdone
Vittorio Noia
Alfredo Marazzi
Antonio Scaramuzza
Roberto Giandalia
Roberto Giancaterini
Vincenzo Cardella
Giuseppe Romano
Alfredo Ciarpelloni
Antonio Mastronardi
Piero Fondi
Renato Ranieri
Carlo Palmieri
Sante Discepoli
Amilcare Cuccoli
Enrico Sanchini
Valeria Sponsali
Laura Mazza
Carmelo Patrono
Ennio Picconi
Fausto Ancillai
Carlo Verdone
Ennio Guarnieri
Ennio Morricone
Romano Cardarelli
Sergio Leone
TOP CAST
Carlo Verdone
Enzo / Ruggero / Leo / Don Alfio / Anselmo / Professor
Verónica Miriel
Marisol
Mario Brega
Mario
Renato Scarpa
Sergio
Fausto Di Bella
Antioco
Isabella De Bernardi
Fiorenza
Sandro Ghiani
Cristiano
Maria Mizar
Driver
Luciano Bonanni
Nurse
Filippo Ciro
'Dottorino'
Filippo Trincia
Man at the window
Pietro Zardini
'Pirata'
Bruno Rosa
Ticket inspector at the zoo
Alba Maiolini
Passerby (uncredited)
Ada Passeri
Peanuts seller (uncredited)
Ettore Martini
Driver (uncredited)
Franco Venditti
Driver (uncredited)
Romano Vilella
Driver (uncredited)
Alfredo Ciarpelloni
Nurse (uncredited)
Peter Adabire
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