Avanti!
“When someone knocks on your door and says permesso?... be careful before you say Avanti!”
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
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Cast
46 people
Jack Lemmon
Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Known for
The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Juliet Mills
Pamela Piggott
Known for
Beyond the Door
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Clive Revill
Carlo Carlucci
Known for
The Empire Strikes Back
Snorks
Edward Andrews
J.J. Blodgett
Known for
Gremlins
Sixteen Candles
Gianfranco Barra
Bruno
Known for
Banana Joe
Eccezzziunale... veramente
Franco Angrisano
Arnoldo Trotta
Known for
My Name Is Nobody
The Knock Out Cop
Pippo Franco
Mattarazzo
Known for
Giovannona Long-Thigh
The Fan, the Referee and the Footballer
Franco Acampora
Armando Trotta
Known for
Sorry for the Delay
Many Wars Ago
Giselda Castrini
Anna
Known for
Ugly, Dirty and Bad
The Scopone Game
Raffaele Mottola
Passport Officer
Known for
The Smile of the Fox
Aladdin
Lino Coletta
Cipriani
Known for
The Day of the Owl
Harry Ray
Dr. Fleischmann
Also in
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
Billy Wilder Director · I. A. L. Diamond Screenplay Samuel A. Taylor Author
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $2.8M · United States release December 17, 1972
Box office
Budget
$2,750,000
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
United Artists
Production
Jalem Productions
Production
Phalanx Productions
Production
PEA
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
Italy · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · December 17, 1972
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1973 · Theatrical
France
September 27, 1973 · Theatrical
May 18, 2004 · Physical · DVD
May 3, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
December 20, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 14, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
March 31, 1973 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 8, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 1, 1973 · Theatrical
Spain
December 20, 1973 · Theatrical
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