The Marquis of Grillo

1981 · 139 min · Comedy

In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.

Director: Mario Monicelli
Writers: Tullio Pinelli, Leonardo Benvenuti, Mario Monicelli, Alberto Sordi, Piero De Bernardi, Bernardino Zapponi
Released: December 23, 1981
Language: Italian