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1991 Certificate 18
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Dante is one of life's loser where nothing ever goes right - particularly in love. One day he meets Maria who seems to fall for him straight away. Nothing, however, is ever that simple and he finds himself, as a part of the deal with Maria, in Sicily where her husband is an infamous gangster. Dante bears an uncanny resemblance .. Read more

Starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli
Director Roberto Benigni
Genres Comedy, World Cinema

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Johnny Stecchino

Dante is one of life's loser where nothing ever goes right - particularly in love. One day he meets Maria who seems to fall for him straight away. Nothing, however, is ever that simple and he finds himself, as a part of the deal with Maria, in Sicily where her husband is an infamous gangster. Dante bears an uncanny resemblance to her husband and a lot of people, including Maria, want him dead - so why not bump off Dante instead?... Italian dialogue with subtitles.

Starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli
Director Roberto Benigni
Studio ARROW FILMS
Run time DVD: 1 hr 56 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Comedy, World Cinema
Language DVD: Italian
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 19 Oct 2009
Production year: 1991
Format DVD

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  • "...Benigni is unique....As a director, his style is big, clean, lucid. All the characters are snazzily exaggerated..."

    • Los Angeles Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • "...Fun, energetic and easy to take..."

    • New York Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    The Italian job

    Having first encountered Roberto Begnini in the classic 'Life is Beautiful' I looked forward to this film with anticipation. The visual humour needs no translation as the hapless hero stumbles through a comedy romantic romp unaware that he is a double for a Mafia boss. Stupidity at its' highest and most genius. Although in subtitles this does not detract at all from the film and in my opinion helps it keep its comedy core which would have been damaged by any attempt at dubbing. Get it and enjoy

      • A customer from scarborough england
      • Posted 29 May 2005 16:09

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Watch this..

    I highly recommend this film. It takes a little time to get going but is well worth the wait. Begnini is always very watchable but when this comedy of misunderstandings gets going, he is irresistible. Hilarious in places, funniest film I've seen this year by a stretch.

      • zico from Middlesex
      • Posted 06 May 2005 08:48

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      Dante is one of life's loser where nothing ever goes right - particularly in love. One day he meets Maria who seems to fall for him straight away. Nothing, however, is ever that simple and he finds himself, as a part of the deal with Maria, in Sicily where her husband is an infamous gangster. ...