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'The Monk of 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'.

Plot



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.

Cast



*Tot as Friar Pasquale da Casoria (Pasquale Cicciacalda)

*Erminio Macario as Friar Mamozio

*Nino Taranto as Don Egidio, Marquis de Lattanziis

*Lisa Gastoni as Fiorenza, Marquise del Giglio

*Moira Orfei as Sister Virginia

*Giacomo Furia as Cecco

*Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Smilzo

*Adriano Celentano as Adriano

*Don Backy as the false friar

*Dany Pars as Fiorenza's waitress

*Mario Castellani as the nobleman with two right shoes

*Carlo Delle Piane as the innkeeper

*Franco Ressel as the official

References




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