I 4 monaci (also I quattro monaci), internationally released as The Four Monks,[1] is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.

The Four Monks
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Written by	Bruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi Gianni Buffardi
Produced by	Gianni Buffardi
Starring	Peppino De Filippo Aldo Fabrizi Erminio Macario Nino Taranto
Cinematography	Enzo Barboni
Edited by	Giuliana Attenni
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	1962
Running time	100 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

A group of four petty criminals, hoping to collect some money as a donation, masquerade as refugees monks from Hungary, however, they end up in a convent where they experience fasting and penance.

Cast

• Peppino De Filippo as Fra' Crispino
• Aldo Fabrizi as Fra' Giocondo
• Erminio Macario as Fra' Martino
• Nino Taranto as Fra' Gaudenzio
• Umberto Spadaro as Ortolan
• Luciana Gilli as Daughter
• Roland Bartrop as The Prior
• Nino Terzo as Calogero
• Linda Sini as The pharmacist's wife
• Carlo Taranto as Mafioso Saruzzo Messina
• Franco Ressel as Baron Cimino
• Lidia Martora as Baroness Cimino
• Enzo Petito as Guardiano

References

External links

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