Film

The King of Laughter

2021 · 2h 13m · Drama · History

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended family—including his son's, young Eduardo De Filippo.

Toni Servillo

Eduardo Scarpetta

Maria Nazionale

Rosa De Filippo-Scarpetta

Cristiana Dell'Anna

Luisa De Filippo

Antonia Truppo

Adelina De Renzis

Eduardo Scarpetta

Vincenzo Scarpetta

Roberto De Francesco

Salvatore Di Giacomo

Lino Musella

Benedetto Croce

Paolo Pierobon

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Gianfelice Imparato

Gennaro Pantalena

Iaia Forte

Rosa Gagliardi

Giovanni Mauriello

Mirone

Chiara Baffi

'Nennella' De Filippo

Roberto Caccioppoli

'Mimì' Scarpetta

Lucrezia Guidone

Irma Gramatica

Elena Ghiaurov

Lyda Borelli

Gigio Morra

president of the Court

• Mario MartoneScreenplay · Story · Director
• Ippolita Di MajoScreenplay · Story
• Carlotta CaloriProducer
• Francesca CimaProducer
• Nicola GiulianoProducer
• Viola PrestieriExecutive Producer
• Giorgio MagliuloExecutive Producer
• Renato BertaDirector of Photography
• Jacopo QuadriEditor
• Raffaele Di FlorioCasting

The King of Laughter (2021) | Trailer | Mario Martone

Release date

September 9, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

12 — Violence, Drugs and/or alcohol abuse, Coarse Language

Revenue

$1,695,471

Genres

Drama, History

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