Avanti!
Avanti! is a 1972 American/Italian international co-production comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on Samuel A. Taylor's play, which had a short run for the 1968 Broadway season. The film follows a businessman attempting to deliver the body of his father from Italy. It premiered on December 17, 1972. Lemmon won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The film was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, and Best Screenplay.
| Avanti! | |
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Original film poster by Sandy Kossin | |
| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Screenplay by | Billy Wilder I. A. L. Diamond |
| Based on | Avanti! by Samuel A. Taylor |
| Produced by | Billy Wilder Alberto Grimaldi Jack Lemmon |
| Starring | Jack Lemmon Juliet Mills |
| Cinematography | Luigi Kuveiller |
| Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Countries | United States Italy |
| Languages | English Italian |
| Budget | $2.75 million |
| Box office | $1,500,000 (rentals) |
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