'o Re
6.4
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his Queen, Maria Sofia. This seriocomic drama follows the deposed royals as they adapt to their new lives. The former king has recognized the political finality of his deposition, but his queen has taken to traveling in men's clothing all over Italy trying to foment an uprising to restore them to the throne. She is also frantic to have a baby, an heir, but the king has become celibate as a kind of homage to his beloved mother; he spends all his time lobbying the Vatican to get her declared a saint.
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Cast
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Giancarlo Giannini
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Known for
Casino Royale
Hannibal
Ornella Muti
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Taming of the Scoundrel
Luigi Magni
Giovanni Di Clemente
Carlo Croccolo
Rafele
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Three Men and a Leg
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Luc Merenda
Don Josè Borges
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Torso
Hostel: Part II
Cristina Marsillach
Luciana
Known for
Opera
Marrakech Express
Anna Maria Ackermann
Maria Theresa of Austria
Known for
The Skin
Corrado Pani
General Coviello
Known for
Pinocchio
Rocco and His Brothers
Massimo Abbate
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
Known for
Le vie del Signore sono finite
Anna Kanakis
Brigand Woman
Known for
2019: After the Fall of New York
The New Barbarians
Franco Pistoni
Police Commissioner Macchi
Known for
Tale of Tales
The Barbarians
Luigi Magni Director · Nicola Piovani Composer Franco Di Giacomo Cinematographer
First release January 27, 1989 · Produced in Italy · Production Titanus
Production
Clemi Cinematografica
Production
Titanus
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Italy
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Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 27, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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