| The Little World of Don Camillo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Julien Duvivier |
| Written by | Giovannino Guareschi (novel), Julien Duvivier, Oreste Biancoli, René Barjavel |
| Starring | Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Franco Interlenghi, Vera Talchi |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Hayer |
| Edited by | Maria Rosada |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
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Running time | 107 min |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Languages | Italian, French |
| Box office | 13,215,653 admissions (Italy)[1] 12,791,168 admissions (France)[2] |
The Little World of Don Camillo (Italian: Don Camillo; French: Le Petit Monde de don Camillo) is a 1952 Italian-French film directed by Julien Duvivier, starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi. It was the first film in the "Don Camillo" series, which made Fernandel an international star. The film was based on the novel Don Camillo by Italian author Giovannino Guareschi. It was followed in 1953 by The Return of Don Camillo, also directed by Duvivier.
In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[3]