Avanti!
When someone knocks on your door and says permesso?... be careful before you say Avanti!
1972 | 144m | English
Popularity: 16 (history)
| Director: | Billy Wilder |
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| Writer: | Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond |
| Staring: |
| A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 17, 1972 |
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| Director: | Billy Wilder |
| Writer: | Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | italy, loss of loved one, island, based on play or musical |
| Production Companies | United Artists, The Mirisch Company, Phalanx Productions, PEA, Jalem Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,750,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Lemmon | Wendell Armbruster, Jr. |
| Juliet Mills | Pamela Piggott |
| Clive Revill | Carlo Carlucci |
| Edward Andrews | J.J. Blodgett |
| Gianfranco Barra | Bruno |
| Franco Angrisano | Arnoldo Trotta |
| Pippo Franco | Mattarazzo |
| Franco Acampora | Armando Trotta |
| Giselda Castrini | Anna |
| Raffaele Mottola | Passport Officer |
| Lino Coletta | Cipriani |
| Harry Ray | Dr. Fleischmann |
| Guidarino Guidi | Maitre D' |
| Giacomo Rizzo | Barman |
| Antonino Faà di Bruno | Concierge (as Antonino Faa' Di Bruno) |
| Yanti Somer | Nurse (as Yanti Sommer) |
| Janet Ågren | Nurse |
| María Rosa Sclauzero | Hostess |
| Melù Valente | Hostess (as Melu' Valente) |
| Aldo Rendine | Rossi |
| Bruno Alias | Man at Airport (uncredited) |
| Sergio Bruni | Singer Sergio Bruni (uncredited) |
| Pasquale Campagnola | Police commissioner (uncredited) |
| Nestore Cavaricci | Male Nurse (uncredited) |
| Enrico Cesaretti | Man at Airport (uncredited) |
| Armando De Martino | Alberto Trotta (uncredited) |
| Giorgio Dolfin | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Andrea Esterhazy | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Ferruccio Fregonese | Man at Aiport (uncredited) |
| Ettore Geri | Airplane Passenger (uncredited) |
| Armando Giovagnoli | Baron Von Schmetterling (uncredited) |
| Ty Hardin | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
| Margherita Horowitz | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Silvio Klein | Man at Airport (uncredited) |
| Alba Maiolini | Woman at Airport (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Marrocco | Commissionaire (uncredited) |
| Anna Maria Perego | Woman at Hotel (uncredited) |
| Luigi Scavran | Sommelier (uncredited) |
| Pupita Lea Scuderoni | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Maria Tedeschi | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Terranova | Commissionaire (uncredited) |
| Bruno Tocci | Police Escort (uncredited) |
| Sandra Wolff | Airplane Passenger (uncredited) |
| Lidia Zanussi | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Gianni Di Segni | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ralph E. Winters | Editor |
| Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Billy Wilder | Screenplay, Director |
| I. A. L. Diamond | Screenplay |
| Samuel A. Taylor | Theatre Play |
| Ferdinando Scarfiotti | Art Direction |
| Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Billy Wilder | Producer |
| Jack Lemmon | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 42 | 64 | 16 |
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