Johnny Stecchino (1991)
Johnny Stecchino is a 1991 Italian-language comedy movie directed by Roberto Benigni, with a running time of 1h 55m. It stars Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Paolo Bonacelli.
Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love. So he is very excited when after nearly being knocked down by her car he meets Maria, who seems immediately enamoured of him. He is soon invited to her sumptuous Palermo villa, little suspecting that this is part of a plot. He bears an amazing likeness to Maria's stool-pigeon gangster husband and it would be convenient for them if the mobster, in the shape of Dante, was seen to be dead and buried.
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What is Johnny Stecchino about?
Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love. So he is very excited when after nearly being knocked down by her car he meets Maria, who seems immediately enamoured of him. He is soon invited to her sumptuous Palermo villa, little suspecting that this is part of a plot. He bears an amazing likeness to Maria's stool-pigeon gangster husband and it would be convenient for them if the mobster, in the shape of Dante, was seen to be dead and buried.
When was Johnny Stecchino released?
Johnny Stecchino was released on 24 October 1991.
How long is Johnny Stecchino?
Johnny Stecchino runs 1h 55m.
Who made Johnny Stecchino?
Johnny Stecchino was directed by Roberto Benigni.
Cast
- Roberto Benigni as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
- Nicoletta Braschi as Maria
- Paolo Bonacelli as D'Agata
- Franco Volpi as Ministro
- Ivano Marescotti as Dr. Randazzo
- Turi Scalia as Giudice
- Loredana Romito as Gianna
- Alessandro De Santis as Lillo
- Sal Borgese as Ignazio
- Gaetano Campisi as Picciotto in auto
- Giulio Donnini as Cardinale
- Domenico Minutoli as Questore di Palermo