The King of Laughter
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 Cacioppoli
'Mimì' Scarpetta
Lucrezia Guidone
Irma Gramatica
Elena Ghiaurov
Lyda Borelli
Gigio Morra
president of the Court
Greta Esposito
Maria Scarpetta
Marzia Onorato
Titina De Filippo
Alessandro Manna
Eduardo De Filippo
Tommaso Bianco
Uncle Pasqualino
Benedetto Casillo
Luca
Francesco Di Leva
Photographer
Giovanni Ludeno
Ferdinando Russo
Nello Mascia
examining magistrate
Viviana Cangiano
Serena Pisa
Pierluigi Gigante
Ciro Pauciullo
Poeta (as Ciro Paciullo)
Carlotta Calori
Producer
Mario Martone
Screenplay
Jacopo Quadri
Editor
Giancarlo Muselli
Production Design
Ippolita Di Majo
Screenplay
Francesca Cima
Producer
Carlo Rescigno
Production Design
Viola Prestieri
Executive Producer
Alessandro D'Anna
Makeup Artist
Mariela Besuievsky
Co-Producer
Raffaele Di Florio
Casting
Ippolita Di Majo
Story
Giorgio Magliulo
Executive Producer
Marco Perna
Hairdresser
Alessandro Zanon
Sound
Mario Martone
Story
Aldo Signoretti
Hair Assistant
Paola Rota
Casting
Stefano D'Avella
Finance
Luca Federico
First Assistant Director
Fiorella Giovanelli
Script Supervisor
Giancarlo Rutigliano
Sound Mixer
Alex Marano
Unit Manager
Sammy Paravan
Camera Operator
Alessandro Palmerini
Boom Operator
Silvia Moraes
Sound Editor
Mario Spada
Still Photographer
Rodolfo Migliari
VFX Supervisor
Anna Elisabetta Conti
Second Assistant Director
Renaud Personnaz
Camera Operator
Salvatore Landi
Camera Operator
Nicolò Tettamanti
Assistant Editor
Paolo Del Brocco
Co-Producer
Nicola Giuliano
Producer
Mario Martone
Director
Renato Berta
Director of Photography
Francesco Fonda
Assistant Set Decoration
Ursula Patzak
Costume Design
Laura Casalini
Set Decoration