The Voice of the Moon
The Voice of the Moon

The Voice of the Moon

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1990
2h 0m
6.7(135 votes)
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy

Overview

Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia made of television commercials, beauty pageants, rock music, Catholicism, and pagan rituals.

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Production Companies

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
La Sept Cinéma
RAI

Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Roberto Benigni

Ivo Salvini

Roberto Benigni
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Paolo Villaggio

Gonnella

Paolo Villaggio
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Angelo Orlando

Nestore

Angelo Orlando
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Nadia Ottaviani

Aldina

Nadia Ottaviani
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Marisa Tomasi

Marisa

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Syusy Blady

Susy

Syusy Blady
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Dario Ghirardi

Journalist

Dario Ghirardi
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Nigel Harris

Giuanin Micheluzzi

Nigel Harris
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Dominique Chevalier

Terzio Micheluzzi

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Eraldo Turra

l'avvocato

Eraldo Turra
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Giordano Falzoni

il professore

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Ferruccio Brembilla

il medico

Ferruccio Brembilla
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Fabio Gaetani

il giullare

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Lorose Keller

la duchessa

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Patrizio Roversi

il figlio del prefetto Gonnella

Patrizio Roversi
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Uta Schmidt

la nonna

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Franco Javarone

Pigafetta

Franco Javarone
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Sim

Flute player

Sim
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Daniela Airoldi

Unknown Role

Daniela Airoldi
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Stefano Antonucci

Unknown Role

Stefano Antonucci
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Stefano Cedrati

Unknown Role

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Giampaolo Cocchi

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Roberto Corbiletto

Unknown Role

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Mario Falcione

Unknown Role

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Francesco Gabriele

Unknown Role

Francesco Gabriele
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Ettore Geri

Unknown Role

Ettore Geri
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Luciano Manzalini

Unknown Role

Luciano Manzalini
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Arrigo Mozzo

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Pippo Negri

Unknown Role

Pippo Negri
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Angela Parmigiani

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Carmine Ponticiello

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Roberto Russoniello

Unknown Role

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Concetta Sferrazza

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Giorgio Soffritti

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Massimo Speroni

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Silvana Strocchi

Gertrude, Oboist's Wife

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Eraldo Turra

Unknown Role

Eraldo Turra
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Arturo Vacquer

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Eric Averlant

Unknown Role

Eric Averlant
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Salvatore Billa

(uncredited)

Salvatore Billa
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Luciana Castellucci

(uncredited)

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Uta Schmidt

Grandmother (uncredited)

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Giovanni Morosi

Gonnella's Neighbor (uncredited)

Giovanni Morosi
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Lucia Mortato

Dancer (uncredited)

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