The King of Laughter (2021)
In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended family—including his son's, young Eduardo De Filippo.
Director:
Mario Martone
Writers:
Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo.
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Toni Servillo as Eduardo Scarpetta |
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Maria Nazionale as Rosa De Filippo-Scarpetta |
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Cristiana Dell'Anna as Luisa De Filippo |
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Antonia Truppo as Adelina De Renzis |
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Eduardo Scarpetta as Vincenzo Scarpetta |
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Roberto De Francesco as Salvatore Di Giacomo |
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Lino Musella as Benedetto Croce |
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Paolo Pierobon as Gabriele D'Annunzio |
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Gianfelice Imparato as Gennaro Pantalena |
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Iaia Forte as Rosa Gagliardi |
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Giovanni Mauriello as Mirone |
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Chiara Baffi as 'Nennella' De Filippo |
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Roberto Caccioppoli as 'Mimì' Scarpetta |
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Lucrezia Guidone as Irma Gramatica |
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Elena Ghiaurov as Lyda Borelli |
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Gigio Morra as president of the Court |
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Greta Esposito as Maria Scarpetta |
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Marzia Onorato as Titina De Filippo |
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Alessandro Manna as Eduardo De Filippo |
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Tommaso Bianco as Uncle Pasqualino |
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Benedetto Casillo as Luca |
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Francesco Di Leva as Photographer |
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Giovanni Ludeno as Ferdinando Russo |
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Nello Mascia as examining magistrate |
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Viviana Cangiano as |
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Serena Pisa as |
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Pierluigi Gigante as |
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Ciro Pauciullo as Poeta (as Ciro Paciullo) |
| Production | Carlotta Calori | Producer |
| Writing | Mario Martone | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jacopo Quadri | Editor |
| Art | Giancarlo Muselli | Production Design |
| Writing | Ippolita Di Majo | Screenplay |
| Production | Francesca Cima | Producer |
| Art | Carlo Rescigno | Production Design |
| Production | Viola Prestieri | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandro D'Anna | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mariela Besuievsky | Co-Producer |
| Production | Raffaele Di Florio | Casting |
| Writing | Ippolita Di Majo | Story |
| Production | Giorgio Magliulo | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marco Perna | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Alessandro Zanon | Sound |
| Writing | Mario Martone | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aldo Signoretti | Hair Assistant |
| Production | Paola Rota | Casting |
| Production | Stefano D'Avella | Finance |
| Directing | Luca Federico | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fiorella Giovanelli | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Giancarlo Rutigliano | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Alex Marano | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Sammy Paravan | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Alessandro Palmerini | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Silvia Moraes | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Mario Spada | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Rodolfo Migliari | VFX Supervisor |
| Directing | Anna Elisabetta Conti | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Renaud Personnaz | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Salvatore Landi | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Nicolò Tettamanti | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Paolo Del Brocco | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nicola Giuliano | Producer |
| Directing | Mario Martone | Director |
| Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
| Art | Francesco Fonda | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Patzak | Costume Design |
| Art | Laura Casalini | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Elio Di Pace | BTS Footage |
