What a Beautiful Day
Che bella giornata
Synopsis
Checco, an uneducated but self-satisfied fellow from Milan, who has always dreamed of becoming a police officer, fails his entrance exam for the third time. It must be said that at the oral examination Checco said that the reason why he wanted to join the police was benefits in kind and cronyism! But the young man has connections and he soon finds himself a security agent at the Milan Cathedral. Of course the bumbling idiot proves a living catastrophe! Spotted by Sufien, an Arab terrorist who is preparing an attack against the cathedral, Checco appears as the perfect sucker. To manipulate him, he sends his charming sister Farah to him, with the mission to seduce him...
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Checco Zalone
Checco
Nabiha Akkari
Farah
Rocco Papaleo
Nicola
Tullio Solenghi
Cardinale Rosselli
Anna Rita Del Piano
Anna
Michele Alhaique
Don Ivano
Mehdi Mahdloo
Sufien
Anna Bellato
Maria
Ivano Marescotti
Colonello dei carabinieri Gismondo Mazzini
Herbert Ballerina
Giovanni
Cinzia Mascoli
Rossella Mazzini
Paolo De Vita
Maresciallo Capobianco
Bruno Armando
Capo Intelligence
Isabelle Adriani
Mercedes
Matteo Reza Azchirvani
Terrorista arabo
Aurora Maria Lopez
Laura
Andrea Bonella
Mediatore Religiosi
Giustina Buonomo
Nonna Rosa
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$6M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$43.5M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
7.25x
+$37.5M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Gennaro Nunziante
- Screenplay & Story
- Checco Zalone, Gennaro Nunziante
- Original Score
- Luca Medici
- Original Title
- Che bella giornata
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Budget
- $6M
- Worldwide Gross
- $43.5M
- Production Studios
- Taodue Film, Medusa Film, Sky Cinema
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Gennaro Nunziante
Checco Zalone, Gennaro Nunziante
Luca Medici
Federico Masiero
Pietro Morana
Pietro Valsecchi
Department Leadership Roster
Gennaro Nunziante
Director
Pietro Valsecchi
Producer
Checco Zalone
Screenplay
Gennaro Nunziante
Screenplay
Mary Montalto
Costume Design
Sonia Peng
Production Design
Federico Masiero
Director of Photography
Pietro Morana
Editor
Luca Medici
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About What a Beautiful Day
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What is What a Beautiful Day about?
Checco, an uneducated but self-satisfied fellow from Milan, who has always dreamed of becoming a police officer, fails his entrance exam for the third time. It must be said that at the oral examination Checco said that the reason why he wanted to join the police was benefits in kind and cronyism! But the young man has connections and he soon finds himself a security agent at the Milan Cathedral. Of course the bumbling idiot proves a living catastrophe! Spotted by Sufien, an Arab terrorist who is preparing an attack against the cathedral, Checco appears as the perfect sucker. To manipulate him, he sends his charming sister Farah to him, with the mission to seduce him...
Who directed What a Beautiful Day?
What a Beautiful Day was directed by Gennaro Nunziante.
Who stars in What a Beautiful Day?
The principal cast of What a Beautiful Day includes Checco Zalone, Nabiha Akkari, Rocco Papaleo, Tullio Solenghi, Anna Rita Del Piano.
When was What a Beautiful Day released and how long is it?
What a Beautiful Day was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.
What was the box office and production budget of What a Beautiful Day?
What a Beautiful Day had a reported production budget of $6M and grossed $43.5M at the worldwide box office (7.25 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for What a Beautiful Day?
The original motion picture soundtrack for What a Beautiful Day was composed by Luca Medici.