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The Return of Don Camillo

1953 · 115 min

A warm, gently funny village comedy where squabbling rivals bicker and then pull together against a rising flood.

Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Arturo Bragaglia
Overview
Energetic priest Don Camillo returns to the town of Brescello for more political and personal duels with Communist mayor Peppone.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Arturo Bragaglia
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • politics
  • friendship
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Written by
Julien Duvivier, René Barjavel
Starring
Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Arturo Bragaglia, Édouard Delmont, Alexandre Rignault, Saro Urzì, Paolo Stoppa, Thomy Bourdelle
Music
Alessandro Cicognini
Cinematography
Anchise Brizzi
Runtime
115 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French, Italian

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