AVANTI (1972) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1972
• Genre: Comedy; Drama; Romance
• Plot: In this hilarious comedy from legendary writer/director Billy Wilder (“Irma La Douce”, “Witness for the Prosecution”) and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (“One, Two, Three”), a wealthy American (Jack Lemmon, “The War Between Men and Women”) discovers true love while in Italy. This honey of a film is as delightful as the Wilder/Diamond/Lemmon classics “Some Like It Hot” and “The Apartment”. Wendell Armbruster, Jr. (Lemmon) is summoned to Italy after a car accident claims the lives of his father and his father’s secret mistress. As the mistress’ daughter (Juliet Mills, “Beyond the Door”) also arrives in town, the bodies of both of their parents disappear and the two instant foes are brought together in a baffling mystery…and an affair of the heart! Beautifully shot by Luigi Kuveiller (“Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion”) and featuring wonderful performances by Clive Revill (“Modesty Blaise”) and Edward Andrews (“Elmer Gantry”).
• Cast: Bruno Pischiutta; Jack Lemmon; Juliet Mills; Clive Revill; Edward Andrews; Gianfranco Barra; Franco Angrisano; Pippo Franco; Franco Acampora; Giselda Castrini; Raffaele Mottola; Lino Coletta; Harry Ray; Guidarino Guidi; Giacomo Rizzo; Antonino Faa Di Bruno; Yanti Somer; Janet Agren; María Rosa Sclauzero; Melù Valente; Aldo Rendine; Enzo Andronico; Ty Hardin; Billy Wilder; I.A.L. Diamond
• Director: Billy Wilder
• Runtime: 2:20
• Company: Kino Lorber Incorporated, United Artists, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
• Media Format: Movie