Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mario Monicelli

Writing Credits

Carlo Brizzolara
(based on the novel)
Agenore Incrocci
(story) (as Age) &
Furio Scarpelli
(story) (as Scarpelli) &
Mario Monicelli
(story)
Agenore Incrocci
(screenplay) (as Age) &
Furio Scarpelli
(screenplay) (as Scarpelli) &
Mario Monicelli
(screenplay) and
Carlo Brizzolara
(collaborating writer)

Cast

Gérard Depardieu
Raoul Lamarre / Spaccaporte
Faith Minton
Rosy Spelman / Temporale Rosy
Roland Bock
Mike Fernandez
Gianrico Tedeschi
Le Comte / The Earl
Helga Anders
Charlotte the Pedicure
Claudia Polley
Pantera di Harlem / Black Panther
Hellcat Haggerty
Trudi l'Orsa di Narvik / Trudi of the North Pole (as Kathleen Thompson)
Jenny Clève
Mother Superior
Claudia Rerecich
Milady the British Wrestler
Arnaldo Tagliatti
Zaccaria Gatecchi / Zac
Fausto Costantino
Bill Pudding
Maria Cristina Roxi
Nana
Michel Dylbaitys
Van Der Rijk the Mule of Flanders
Natalia Pasquarelli
Tea Panathinaikos the Compatriot of Hercules
Charles Bollet
Wrestling Referee
Jean-Claude Levis
Kunta Kinte
Anne-Marie Sedding
Dolly Tucson the Buffalo of the West
Brass Band Hercule Chimay
Themselves - Musicians
Orphéon Jazz Band Circus
Themselves - Musicians
Lola Garcia
Jeanne la Marseillaise
Barbara Swan
Sonia Petrovska from Siberia
Sergio Conti
(uncredited)
Jean-Roger Milo
(uncredited)

Produced by

Rossella Angeletti
supervising producer
Franco Coduti
supervising producer
Alberto De Stefanis
general producer
Alberto Grimaldi
producer
Philippe Lièvre
supervising producer
Federico Starace
supervising producer

Music by

Gianfranco Plenizio

Cinematography by

Tonino Delli Colli
director of photography

Editing by

Ruggero Mastroianni

Production Design by

Lorenzo Baraldi

Set Decoration by

Massimo Tavazzi

Costume Design by

Gianna Gissi

Makeup Department

Mirella Ginnoto
key hair stylist
Silvana Senzacqua
hair stylist
Otello Sisi
key makeup artist
Gino Tamagnini
makeup artist

Production Management

Rossella Angeletti
assistant production manager
Gianni Cecchin
production manager
Franco Coduti
unit production manager
Federico Starace
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Francesco Laudadio
assistant director
Rinaldo Ricci
assistant director
G. Sanginetto
assistant director
J.B. Santini
assistant director

Art Department

Angelo Cesari
property master
Benito Leonardi
construction manager: special effects
Vincenzo Visone
property master

Sound Department

Claudio Maielli
sound
Renato Marinelli
sound effects editor
Decio Trani
boom operator
Bernd-Rüdiger Zöhnel
sound mixer
Alberto Tinebra
dubbing editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Sandro Battaglia
assistant camera
Roberto Bertozzi
gaffer
Giuseppe Buonaurio
assistant camera
Augusto Diamanti
key grip
Robert Foucard
camera operator
Angelo Pennoni
still photographer
Carlo Tafani
camera operator

Animation Department

Alessio Coppola
animator
Baraldi Gissi
creative director main title design
Nico Spano
animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Rosanna Andreoni
assistant costume designer
Berta Betti
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Ugo De Rossi
assistant editor
Gasperina Marani
assistant editor
Enzo Ocone
post-production coordinator

Location Management

Philippe Lièvre
location manager: France (uncredited)

Music Department

Gianfranco Plenizio
musical director (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Rita Agostini
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Jean Capel
boxing consultant
Georges Caroujat
production administrator
Denise Cassotti
production secretary
Mario Cecchin
production secretary
Roger Delaporte
wrestling consultant
Enzo Lucarini
production administrator (as Vincenzo Lucarini)
Antonio Pala
cashier
Carlo Baccarini
dubbing director (uncredited)
Donatella Ceccarello
dubbing voice: Faith Minton (uncredited)
Renato Cortesi
dubbing voice: Gérard Depardieu (uncredited)
Eugene Rizzo
publicity coordinator (uncredited)
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