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Don Camillo and Peppone are fictional characters in a series of stories by Giovannino Guareschi, set in post-war rural Italy. They are a priest and a communist mayor who clash and cooperate in various situations, often with humorous and satirical effects.
Internationally beloved actor Fernandel is Don Camillo, a Catholic priest trying to protect his poor village from the desires of its Communist mayor Peppone ...
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Jun 9, 2017 · In the Little World, eternal forces grapple with the absurd drama of everyday life and hilarious and unearthly things tend to happen. Keep this in mind and you will have no difficulty in getting to know the village priest, Don Camillo, and his adversary, Peppone, the Communist Mayor.
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Giovannino Guareschi was an Italian journalist, cartoonist, and humorist who created the character Don Camillo, a priest and Communist mayor in a Po River Valley village. He also wrote political satire, war novels, and short stories, and was imprisoned for libel and contempt of court.
A 1952 film based on the novel by Giovannino Guareschi, starring Fernandel as a priest and Gino Cervi as a Communist mayor in a small Italian town. The film depicts their humorous and conflicted relationship, as well as the love story of a young couple from opposite sides.
The Little World of Don Camillo: Directed by Julien Duvivier. With Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Vera Talchi, Franco Interlenghi. A determined priest and a Communist mayor develop a grudging friendship in spite of their official rivalry.
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A collection of books by Giovannino Guareschi featuring the fictional priest Don Camillo and his rival Peppone, a communist mayor. The books are set in a rural Italian village and depict the humor and conflicts of post-war politics and society.
