The Marquis of Grillo
Seen it?1981 | 139 min | Comedy
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 2 hr 19 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mario Monicelli
- Alberto SordiOnofrio Del Grillo
- Paolo StoppaPapa Pio VII
- Caroline BergOlimpia
- Riccardo BilliAronne Piperno
- Flavio BucciDon Bastiano
- Camillo MilliSegretario del Papa
- Cochi PonzoniConte Rambaldo
- Marc PorelCapitano Blanchard
- Pietro TordiMonsignor Terenzio Del Grillo
- Leopoldo TriestePadre Sabino