Avanti!
Sign in to saveAvanti! (Italian interjection – 'come in!'; ) is a 1972 comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on Samuel A. Taylor's play, which had a short run for the 1968 Broadway season. The film follows an American businessman attempting to recover the body of his father from Italy, only to learn his seemingly-straightlaced father died alongside his mistress.
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6.9A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
Released: 1972-12-17138 minDir: Billy WilderComedy, Romance
Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
- Juliet Mills as Pamela Piggott
- Clive Revill as Carlo Carlucci
- Edward Andrews as J.J. Blodgett
- Gianfranco Barra as Bruno
- Franco Angrisano as Arnoldo Trotta
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Avanti!
- Film.image
- Avanti!Poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by Sandy Kossin
- Film.director
- Billy Wilder
- Film.producer
- Billy WilderAlberto GrimaldiJack Lemmon
- Film.screenplay
- Billy WilderI. A. L. DiamondUncredited:Luciano Vincenzoni
- Film.starring
- Jack LemmonJuliet MillsClive Revill
- Film.music
- Carlo Rustichelli
- Film.cinematography
- Luigi Kuveiller
- Film.editing
- Ralph E. Winters
- Film.studio
- Phalanx ProductionsJalem ProductionsThe Mirisch CorporationProduzioni Europee Associati
- Film.distributor
- United Artists
Key dates
- Published
- 20 December 1973
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Screenwriter
- Billy Wilder
- Cast member
- Alba Maiolini
- Composer
- Carlo Rustichelli
- Producer
- Billy Wilder
- Cinematographer
- Luigi Kuveiller
- Narrative location
- Italy
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- Awards and nominations
- Television remake
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Avanti! (Italian interjection – 'come in!'; ) is a 1972 comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on Samuel A. Taylor's play, which had a short run for the 1968 Broadway season. The film follows an American businessman attempting to recover the body of his father from Italy, only to learn his seemingly-straightlaced father died alongside his mistress.
The film was an international co-production between the United States and Italy, and was co-produced by Wilder and Diamond's Phalanx Productions and Lemmon's Jalem Productions. Filming took place at various locations in Campania in Southern Italy, including the island of Ischia, Sorrento, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast.