The King of Laughter (2021)
2h 13m
Running Time
September 9, 2021Release Date
The King of Laughter (2021)
2h 13m
Running Time
September 9, 2021Release Date
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Plot.
In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended family—including his son's, young Eduardo De Filippo.
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Cast & Crew.
![Toni Servillo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32998-toni-servillo.webp)
Toni Servillo
Eduardo Scarpetta
![Maria Nazionale](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47480-maria-nazionale.webp)
Maria Nazionale
Rosa De Filippo
![Cristiana Dell'Anna](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/127160-cristiana-dell-anna.webp)
Cristiana Dell'Anna
Luisa De Filippo
![Antonia Truppo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/103117-antonia-truppo.webp)
Antonia Truppo
Adelina De Renzis
![Eduardo Scarpetta](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/671854-eduardo-scarpetta.webp)
Eduardo Scarpetta
Vincenzo Scarpetta
![Roberto De Francesco](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/51268-roberto-de-francesco.webp)
Roberto De Francesco
Salvatore Di Giacomo
![Lino Musella](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/73027-lino-musella.webp)
Lino Musella
Benedetto Croce
![Gianfelice Imparato](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47479-gianfelice-imparato.webp)
Gianfelice Imparato
Gennaro Pantalena
![Paolo Pierobon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/41418-paolo-pierobon.webp)
Paolo Pierobon
Gabriele D'Annunzio
![Iaia Forte](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/43532-iaia-forte.webp)
Iaia Forte
Rosa Gagliardi
![Giovanni Mauriello](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27514-giovanni-mauriello.webp)
Giovanni Mauriello
Mirone
![Chiara Baffi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/107340-chiara-baffi.webp)
Chiara Baffi
Anna De Filippo
![Mario Martone](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/69022-mario-martone.webp)
Mario Martone
Director
![Roberto Cacioppoli](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1480979-roberto-cacioppoli.webp)
Roberto Cacioppoli
'Mimì' Scarpetta
![Ippolita Di Majo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/465700-ippolita-di-majo.webp)
Ippolita Di Majo
Writer
![Lucrezia Guidone](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33004-lucrezia-guidone.webp)
Lucrezia Guidone
Irma Gramatica
![Elena Ghiaurov](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/103108-elena-ghiaurov.webp)
Elena Ghiaurov
Lyda Borelli
![Carlotta Calori](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/378745-carlotta-calori.webp)
Carlotta Calori
Producer
![Gigio Morra](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47482-gigio-morra.webp)
Gigio Morra
president of the Court
![Francesca Cima](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/251120-francesca-cima.webp)
Francesca Cima
Producer
![Greta Esposito](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1828353-greta-esposito.webp)
Greta Esposito
Maria Scarpetta
![Nicola Giuliano](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Nicola Giuliano
Producer
![Marzia Onorato](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/183065-marzia-onorato.webp)
Marzia Onorato
Titina De Filippo
![Renato Berta](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/725866-renato-berta.webp)
Renato Berta
Cinematographer
![Jacopo Quadri](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/140486-jacopo-quadri.webp)
Jacopo Quadri
Editor
![Alessandro Manna](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alessandro Manna
Eduardo De Filippo
![Tommaso Bianco](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/806-tommaso-bianco.webp)
Tommaso Bianco
Uncle Pasqualino
![Giancarlo Muselli](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Giancarlo Muselli
ProductionDesigner
![Benedetto Casillo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/112415-benedetto-casillo.webp)
Benedetto Casillo
Luca
![Francesco Di Leva](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/111486-francesco-di-leva.webp)
Francesco Di Leva
Photographer
![Carlo Rescigno](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Carlo Rescigno
ProductionDesigner
![Giovanni Ludeno](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/161367-giovanni-ludeno.webp)
Giovanni Ludeno
Ferdinando Russo
![Nello Mascia](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/56368-nello-mascia.webp)
Nello Mascia
examining magistrate
![Viola Prestieri](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Viola Prestieri
Executive Producer
![Alessandro D'Anna](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alessandro D'Anna
Makeup Artist
![Mariela Besuievsky](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mariela Besuievsky
Co-Producer
![Stefano D'Avella](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Stefano D'Avella
Finance
![Paola Rota](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/159532-paola-rota.webp)
Paola Rota
Casting
![Aldo Signoretti](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/86789-aldo-signoretti.webp)
Aldo Signoretti
Hair Assistant
![Marco Perna](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Marco Perna
Hairdresser
![Giorgio Magliulo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Giorgio Magliulo
Executive Producer
![Raffaele Di Florio](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Raffaele Di Florio
Casting
![Alessandro Zanon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alessandro Zanon
Sound
![Luca Federico](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Luca Federico
First Assistant Director
![Fiorella Giovanelli](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fiorella Giovanelli
Script Supervisor
![Sammy Paravan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sammy Paravan
Camera Operator
![Mario Spada](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mario Spada
Still Photographer
![Alessandro Palmerini](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1145414-alessandro-palmerini.webp)
Alessandro Palmerini
Boom Operator
Media.
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 9, 2021
Original NameQui rido io
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 13m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
court case
theatre play
biography
playwright
theatre company
courtroom drama
family portrait
freedom of expression
theatre history
belle epoque
comedic geniuses
Wiki.
The King of Laughter (Italian: Qui rido io, lit. 'Here I laugh') is a 2021 Italian-Spanish biographical drama film directed by Mario Martone about actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta's legal battle against Gabriele D'Annunzio over his parody of the latter's The Daughter of Iorio (1904). Toni Servillo stars as Scarpetta.
The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
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