Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament. Determined to thwart his ambitions, the good priest, ignoring the recommendations of the Lord, decides to campaign against him.
Acting
Fernandel's face is a national treasure of expressive suffering.
Writing
Dialogue sharper than a communist's sickle in a church debate.
Director
Carmine Gallone
Fernandel
Don Camillo Tarocci
Gino Cervi
Peppone
Claude Sylvain
Clotilde
Leda Gloria
Maria Botazzi, moglie di Peppone
Umberto Spadaro
Bezzi, il contadino
Memmo Carotenuto
lo Spiccio
Saro Urzì
il Brusco
Guido Celano
il maresciallo
Luigi Tosi
il Pretore
Marco Tulli
lo smilzo
Lamberto Maggiorani
un cittadino democristiano
Manuel Gary
avv. Cerratini, delegato del PCI
Giovanni Onorato
il Lungo
Renzo Giovampietro
il prigioniero ferito
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fernandel was so synonymous with Don Camillo that the Pope requested private screenings. The character became a post-war European icon of reconciling faith and politics.
Gino Cervi and Fernandel genuinely couldn't stand each other off-screen, which director Carmine Gallone weaponized for their electric rivalry.
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