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
Network & Production Companies




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
Eduardo Scarpetta

Maria Nazionale
Rosa De Filippo-Scarpetta

Cristiana Dell'Anna
Luisa De Filippo

Antonia Truppo
Adelina De Renzis

Eduardo Scarpetta
Vincenzo Scarpetta

Roberto De Francesco
Salvatore Di Giacomo

Lino Musella
Benedetto Croce

Paolo Pierobon
Gabriele D'Annunzio

Gianfelice Imparato
Gennaro Pantalena

Iaia Forte
Rosa Gagliardi

Giovanni Mauriello
Mirone

Chiara Baffi
'Nennella' De Filippo

Roberto Cacioppoli
'Mimì' Scarpetta

Lucrezia Guidone
Irma Gramatica

Elena Ghiaurov
Lyda Borelli

Gigio Morra
president of the Court

Greta Esposito
Maria Scarpetta

Marzia Onorato
Titina De Filippo

Alessandro Manna
Eduardo De Filippo

Tommaso Bianco
Uncle Pasqualino

Benedetto Casillo
Luca

Francesco Di Leva
Photographer

Giovanni Ludeno
Ferdinando Russo

Nello Mascia
examining magistrate

Ciro Pauciullo
Poeta (as Ciro Paciullo)

Carlotta Calori
Producer

Mario Martone
Screenplay / Story / Director

Jacopo Quadri
Editor

Giancarlo Muselli
Production Design

Ippolita Di Majo
Screenplay / Story

Francesca Cima
Producer

Carlo Rescigno
Production Design

Viola Prestieri
Executive Producer

Alessandro D'Anna
Makeup Artist

Mariela Besuievsky
Co-Producer

Raffaele Di Florio
Casting

Giorgio Magliulo
Executive Producer

Marco Perna
Hairdresser

Alessandro Zanon
Sound

Aldo Signoretti
Hair Assistant

Paola Rota
Casting

Stefano D'Avella
Finance

Luca Federico
First Assistant Director

Fiorella Giovanelli
Script Supervisor

Giancarlo Rutigliano
Sound Mixer

Alex Marano
Unit Manager

Sammy Paravan
Camera Operator

Alessandro Palmerini
Boom Operator

Silvia Moraes
Sound Editor

Mario Spada
Still Photographer

Rodolfo Migliari
VFX Supervisor

Anna Elisabetta Conti
Second Assistant Director

Renaud Personnaz
Camera Operator

Salvatore Landi
Camera Operator

Nicolò Tettamanti
Assistant Editor

Paolo Del Brocco
Co-Producer

Nicola Giuliano
Producer

Renato Berta
Director of Photography

Francesco Fonda
Assistant Set Decoration

Ursula Patzak
Costume Design

Laura Casalini
Set Decoration

Pierluigi Gigante

Serena Pisa

Viviana Cangiano
Media.




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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