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Plot

Comedian Roberto Benigni wrote and directed this Italian farce, in which he stars as Dante, a bus driver who is the exact double of the infamous gangster Johnny Toothpick (Benigni again). After Dante meets Johnny's girlfriend Maria (Nicoletta Braschi), he travels to her Palermo villa, where it quickly becomes apparent that Maria is setting up Dante to take the fall for Johnny's illicit behavior.
MPAA Rating:
R for language and drug related humor.
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
100min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/22/1999
Distributor(s):
Sony
Director(s):
Roberto Benigni
Starring:
Roberto Benigni , Nicoletta Braschi , Paolo Bonacelli , Franco Volpi
Themes:
Mistaken Identities,Twins and Lookalikes
Tone:
Bright,Goofy,Humorous,Irreverent,Madcap
Keywords:
danger,decoy,driver,gangster,lookalike,mistaken-identity,on-the-run,role-switching,scheme
Country of Origin:
USA (10-09-1992)
Language:
English,Italian