The King of Laughter
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.
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 Caccioppoli
'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
Viviana Cangiano
Serena Pisa
Pierluigi Gigante
Ciro Pauciullo
Poeta (as Ciro Paciullo)
Mario Martone
Screenplay
Ippolita Di Majo
Screenplay
Francesca Cima
Producer
Carlotta Calori
Producer
Giancarlo Muselli
Production Design
Jacopo Quadri
Editor
Carlo Rescigno
Production Design
Alessandro D'Anna
Makeup Artist
Mariela Besuievsky
Co-Producer
Viola Prestieri
Executive Producer
Giorgio Magliulo
Executive Producer
Stefano D'Avella
Finance
Raffaele Di Florio
Casting
Paola Rota
Casting
Aldo Signoretti
Hair Assistant
Marco Perna
Hairdresser
Alessandro Zanon
Sound
Luca Federico
First Assistant Director
Mario Martone
Story
Ippolita Di Majo
Story
Fiorella Giovanelli
Script Supervisor
Alessandro Palmerini
Boom Operator
Silvia Moraes
Sound Editor
Giancarlo Rutigliano
Sound Mixer
Renaud Personnaz
Camera Operator
Rodolfo Migliari
VFX Supervisor
Alex Marano
Unit Manager
Anna Elisabetta Conti
Second Assistant Director
Sammy Paravan
Camera Operator
Salvatore Landi
Camera Operator
Mario Spada
Still Photographer
Nicolò Tettamanti
Assistant Editor
Paolo Del Brocco
Co-Producer
Mario Martone
Director
Nicola Giuliano
Producer
Renato Berta
Director of Photography
Laura Casalini
Set Decoration
Ursula Patzak
Costume Design
Francesco Fonda
Assistant Set Decoration
Elio Di Pace
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