The Big Fox
Il volpone
Synopsis
Ugo Maria Volpone is a very rich shipowner. He dissimulates to be close to die in order to have the attention of three of his friends: Corvino, Voltore and Corbaccio. The three accepts every kind of humiliation and money loss in order to inherit all Volpone's fortune. Volpone hires a new servant, Mosca. Together the two start to realize new jokes and extortions to the three greedy fake friends. Who will win the inheritance?
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Enrico Montesano
Bartolomeo Mosca
Paolo Villaggio
Ugo Maria Volpone
Enrico Maria Salerno
Ciro Corvino
Renzo Montagnani
Raffaele Voltore
Athina Cenci
Marta Corbaccio
Alessandro Haber
Ernesto Corbaccio
Mariangela Giordano
Eliana Voltore
Eleonora Giorgi
Francesca Corvino
Maurizio Donadoni
Aldo Marignano
Sabrina Ferilli
Rosalba Marignano
Vittorio Amandola
Serse Tessari
Aldo Ralli
il sacerdote
Giancarlo Palermo
Notaio Coletti
Ginella Vocca
Marisa Serafina
Financial Advisor
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Maurizio Ponzi
- Screenplay & Story
- Maurizio Ponzi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Ottavio Jemma
- Original Score
- Fabio Liberatori
- Original Title
- Il volpone
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Production Studios
- Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, RAI, Maura International Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Maurizio Ponzi
Maurizio Ponzi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Ottavio Jemma, Ben Jonson
Fabio Liberatori
Alessandro D'Eva
Sergio Montanari
Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Department Leadership Roster
Maurizio Ponzi
Director
Maurizio Ponzi
Screenplay
Leonardo Benvenuti
Screenplay
Piero De Bernardi
Screenplay
Ottavio Jemma
Screenplay
Alessandro D'Eva
Director of Photography
Maurizio Tognalini
Production Design
Maurizio Tognalini
Costume Design
Fabio Liberatori
Original Music Composer
Sergio Montanari
Editor
Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Producer
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What is The Big Fox about?
Ugo Maria Volpone is a very rich shipowner. He dissimulates to be close to die in order to have the attention of three of his friends: Corvino, Voltore and Corbaccio. The three accepts every kind of humiliation and money loss in order to inherit all Volpone's fortune. Volpone hires a new servant, Mosca. Together the two start to realize new jokes and extortions to the three greedy fake friends. Who will win the inheritance?
Who directed The Big Fox?
The Big Fox was directed by Maurizio Ponzi.
Who stars in The Big Fox?
The principal cast of The Big Fox includes Enrico Montesano, Paolo Villaggio, Enrico Maria Salerno, Renzo Montagnani, Athina Cenci.
When was The Big Fox released and how long is it?
The Big Fox was released in 1988 with a total runtime of 1h 55m.
Who composed the musical score for The Big Fox?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Big Fox was composed by Fabio Liberatori.