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The Return of Don Camillo is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Julien Duvivier released in USA on 5 june 1954 with Fernandel
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 june 1954
Length 1h46
Directed by Julien Duvivier
OriginFrance
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion
Rating71%
The Return of Don Camillo (Italian: Il ritorno di Don Camillo) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Édouard Delmont. The film's sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi. It was the second of five films featuring Fernandel as the Italian priest Don Camillo and his struggles with Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi the Communist Mayor of their rural town.
Synopsis
Don Camillo is exiled from Peppone in a small mountain town; however, the communist mayor of Brescello has problems with the crowd. In fact the people of the small town wants back Camillo as parish, and also a flood threatens to destroy the lands of Brescello. So Peppone call back the priest, and he tries to raise the money needed to prevent the damage of the flood that is imminent. However, delays occur and so the flood devastates the small country. Don Camillo is forced to go away again.Actors
Fernandel
(Don Camillo Tarocci)
Gino Cervi
(Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi)
Paolo Stoppa
(Marchetti)
Édouard Delmont
(Le docteur Spiletti / Il dottore Spiletti)
Arturo Bragaglia
(Il cantoniere)
René Barjavel
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(1972)Comments
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