# The Marquis of Grillo (1981)

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**Original title**: *Il marchese del Grillo*
**Runtime**: 139 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Mario Monicelli
**Written by**: Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Tullio Pinelli
**Starring**: Alberto Sordi, Paolo Stoppa, Caroline Berg, Riccardo Billi, Flavio Bucci, Camillo Milli

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a movie that thinks it's hilarious to be a jerk. A nobleman in Rome spends his days mocking everyone from the Pope to the occupying French army. It’s broad, bawdy, and goes on for two hours.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, playful

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