Avanti!
When someone knocks on your door and says permesso?... be careful before you say Avanti!
Directed by Billy Wilder
Produced by The Mirisch Company, United Artists
A breezy romantic comedy that uses a father's scandalous death as a springboard for warmth, flirtation, and self-discovery in Italy.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Jack Lemmon
Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Juliet Mills
Pamela Piggott
Clive Revill
Carlo Carlucci
Edward Andrews
J.J. Blodgett
Gianfranco Barra
Bruno
Franco Angrisano
Arnoldo Trotta
Pippo Franco
Mattarazzo
Franco Acampora
Armando Trotta
Giselda Castrini
Anna
Raffaele Mottola
Passport Officer
Lino Coletta
Cipriani
Harry Ray
Dr. Fleischmann
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