The Return of Don Camillo

The Return of Don Camillo
Directed byJulien Duvivier
Written byGiovannino Guareschi (story)
René Barjavel
Julien Duvivier
Giuseppe Amato
Produced byGiuseppe Amato
StarringFernandel
Gino Cervi
Édouard Delmont
Paolo Stoppa
Narrated byEmilio Cigoli
CinematographyAnchise Brizzi
Edited byMarthe Poncin
Music byAlessandro Cicognini
Release date
  • 5 June 1953 (1953-06-05)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguagesFrench
Italian

The Return of Don Camillo (Italian: Il ritorno di Don Camillo; French: Le Retour de don Camillo) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Édouard Delmont.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Moliterno p.80