The Monster (1994 film)

The Monster
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byRoberto Benigni
Written byRoberto Benigni
Vincenzo Cerami
Produced byRoberto Benigni
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Di Palma
Edited byNino Baragli
Franco Fraticelli
Music byEvan Lurie
Distributed byFilmauro
Release dates
  • 22 October 1994 (1994-10-22) (Italy)
  • 19 April 1996 (1996-04-19) (U.S.)
Running time
112 min.
CountriesItaly
France[1][2]
LanguagesItalian
Chinese
Box office$24.8 million[3]

The Monster (Italian: Il mostro) is a 1994 Italian comedy film, starring Roberto Benigni as a man who is mistaken by police profilers for a serial killer due to a misunderstanding of the man's strange behavior. This film was, at the time it came out, the highest-grossing film in Italy, bested later by another Benigni film, Life is Beautiful.

  1. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Monster (1994)". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Il Mostro". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Worldwide rentals beat domestic take". Variety. February 13, 1995. p. 28.