The Head of the Family (1967 film)
| The Head of the Family | |
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| Directed by | Nanni Loy |
| Written by | Nanni Loy Giorgio Arlorio Ruggero Maccari |
| Produced by | Turi Vasile |
| Starring | Nino Manfredi Leslie Caron Ugo Tognazzi |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Franco Fraticelli |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli Bruno Nicolai (music director) |
Production companies | M.N. Produzioni Cinematografiche, C.F.C. Marianne Productions Ultra Film |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists (US) |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Language | Italian |
Il padre di famiglia (internationally released as The Head of the Family) is a 1967 Italian-French comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. For his performance in this film and in Italian Secret Service, Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Golden Plate at the 1968 David di Donatello Awards.
Veteran actor Totò was originally cast as Romeo, the anarchist, but died two days after filming his first scene; he was replaced by Ugo Tognazzi. Later Tognazzi was nominated for the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor.