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Berlinguer ti voglio bene (internationally released as Berlinguer, I Love You) is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It is the debut film of both Bertolucci and Roberto Benigni.
It is based on the stage play Cioni Mario di Gaspare fu Giulia, that the same Bertolucci wrote and directed in 1975 and in which Benigni played the character of Mario Cioni, a character he later resumed in the variety television Onda libera. The title quotes Cioni's declaration of love for Enrico Berlinguer, then leader of the Italian Communist Party.
Original Release
10/06/1977
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alida Valli | Mamma di Mario / Mrs. Cioni |
| Carlo Monni | Bozzone |
| Mario Pachi | Gnorante |
| Maresco Fratini | Buio |
| Donatella Valmaggia | |
| Rosanna Benvenuto | La zoppa |
| Giovanni Nannini | Don Valdemaro |
| Donato Sannini | |
| Annalisa Foà | |
| Walter Fantini |
Directors
Writers
Roberto Benigni, Giuseppe Bertolucci
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alida Valli | Mamma di Mario / Mrs. Cioni |
| Carlo Monni | Bozzone |
| Mario Pachi | Gnorante |
| Maresco Fratini | Buio |
| Donatella Valmaggia | |
| Rosanna Benvenuto | La zoppa |
| Giovanni Nannini | Don Valdemaro |
| Donato Sannini | |
| Annalisa Foà | |
| Walter Fantini | |
| Sergio Forconi | Uomo della tombola / Compagno Vladimiro Tesoroni |
| Paolo Pieri | Furio |
| Patrizia Mauro | |
| Ronaldo Bonacchi | |
| Roberto Benigni | Mario Cioni |
| Christina Morgan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Antonio Avati | Producer |
| Gianni Minervini | Producer |
