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| Italian Secret Service | |
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| Directed by | Luigi Comencini |
| Screenplay by | Luigi Comencini Piero De Bernardi |
| Story by | Massimo Patrizi Leonardo Benvenuti |
| Produced by | Angelo Rizzoli |
| Starring | Nino Manfredi Françoise Prévost |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
| Music by | Fiorenzo Carpi |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Italian Secret Service (also known as Il nostro agente Natalino Tartufato) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. For his performance in this film and in Il padre di famiglia, Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Golden Plate at the 1968 Edition of David di Donatello.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Assassination attempts are constantly bungled.
Cast
[edit]- Nino Manfredi as Natalino Tartufato
- Françoise Prévost as Elvira Spallanzani
- Clive Revill as Charles Harrison
- Gastone Moschin as Lawyer Ramirez
- Jean Sobieski as Edward Stevens
- Giampiero Albertini as Ottone
- Alvaro Piccardi as Ciro
- Giorgia Moll as "The Bird"
- Enzo Andronico as Femore
- Attilio Dottesio as Russian agent
Production
[edit]The film was shot in the autumn of 1967.[3] It was filmed between Rome and London.[4]
Reception
[edit]The film was a major success, grossing over one billion lire at the Italian box office.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.
- ↑ Lino Miccichè, Scuola nazionale di cinema. Storia del cinema italiano. Bianco & nero, 2002.
- 1 2 Ciaffaroni, Andrea (2021). "La spia ciociara". Alla ricerca di Nino Manfredi. Sagoma Editore. ISBN 978-88-6506-125-1.
- ↑ p. z. (19 February 1968). "Manfredi (agente segreto) assume soltanto « killers»". Stampa Sera. No. 42. p. 8. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
