Italian Secret Service

Italian Secret Service
Directed by	Luigi Comencini
Screenplay by	Luigi Comencini Piero De Bernardi
Story by	Massimo Patrizi Leonardo Benvenuti
Produced by	Angelo Rizzoli
Starring	Nino Manfredi Françoise Prévost
Cinematography	Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Music by	Fiorenzo Carpi
Release date	5 February 1968 (1968-02-05)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Italian Secret Service (also known as Il nostro agente Natalino Tartufato) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. For his performance in this film and in Il padre di famiglia, Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Golden Plate at the 1968 Edition of David di Donatello.

Plot

Assassination attempts are constantly bungled.

Cast

• Nino Manfredi as Natalino Tartufato
• Françoise Prévost as Elvira Spallanzani
• Clive Revill as Charles Harrison
• Gastone Moschin as Lawyer Ramirez
• Jean Sobieski [fr] as Edward Stevens
• Giampiero Albertini as Ottone
• Alvaro Piccardi as Ciro
• Giorgia Moll as "The Bird"
• Enzo Andronico as Femore
• Attilio Dottesio as Russian agent

Production

The film was shot in the autumn of 1967. It was filmed between Rome and London.

Reception

The film was a major success, grossing over one billion lire at the Italian box office.

References

External links

• Italian Secret Service at IMDb