Il profeta (internationally released as Mr. Kinky and The Prophet) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.[1]
| Il profeta | |
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| Directed by | Dino Risi |
| Written by | Ruggero Maccari Ettore Scola Dino Risi |
| Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori |
| Starring | Vittorio Gassman Ann-Margret |
| Cinematography | Alessandro D'Eva |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editPietro Breccia (Vittorio Gassman) is a man who has long decided to abandon civilization, becoming a hermit, leaving behind the strain of modern life and the futility of consumer society, living for years in seclusion on Monte Soratte, near Rome. One day he is discovered by a TV crew that, sniffing the scoop, film a report about him. From that moment, against his will, he gets sucked into civilization.[2]
Cast
edit- Vittorio Gassman: Pietro Breccia, the hermit
- Ann-Margret: Maggie, a hippy
- Liana Orfei: Albertina, Puccio's sister
- Fiorenzo Fiorentini: Luigi
- Oreste Lionello: Puccio, Breccia's manager
- Enzo Robutti: Alberto
- Yvonne Sanson: Carla Bagni
- Carmen Villani
Production
editIt was one of several films Ann-Margret made in Europe around this time.[3]
References
edit- ^ Edoardo Zaccagnini. I "mostri" al lavoro!: contadini, operai, commendatori ed impiegati nella commedia all'italiana. Sovera Edizioni, 2009. ISBN 8881247909.
- ^ Vice (March 10, 1968). ""Il profeta": Gassman si fa barbone per protesta contro la vita moderna". La Stampa. p. 7.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 6, 2021). "Surviving Cold Streaks: Ann-Margret". Filmink. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
External links
edit- Il profeta at IMDb
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