36 reviews
History/Drama
1h 35m
1989
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile...

One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his Queen, Maria Sofia. This seriocomic drama follows the deposed royals as they adapt to their new lives. The former king has recognized the political finality of his deposition, but his queen has taken to traveling in men's clothing all over Italy trying to foment an uprising to restore them to the throne. She is also frantic to have a baby, an heir, but the king has become celibate as a kind of homage to his beloved mother; he spends all his time lobbying the Vatican to get her declared a saint.
- DirectorLuigi Magni
- Release27 January 1989
- Genre
- Duration1h 35m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate36 reviews
- Productions
Clemi Cinematografica, Titanus
Cast

Giancarlo Giannini
Francis II of the Two Sicilies

Ornella Muti
Maria Sophie of Bavaria

Carlo Croccolo
Rafele

Luc Merenda
Don Josè Borges

Cristina Marsillach
Luciana

Anna Maria Ackermann
Maria Theresa of Austria

Corrado Pani
General Coviello

Massimo Abbate
Prince Louis, Count of Trani

Anna Kanakis
Brigand Woman

Franco Pistoni
Police Commissioner Macchi

Franco Tavassi
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

Sergio Solli
Pulcinella

Vincenzo Aronica
Comedian with Violin

Carlo Conversi
Neapolitan Band Leader

Giuseppe D'Aloja
Brigand

Marco Di Stefano
Borbonic Officer

Paolo Falace
Luigi 'Chiavone' Alonso

Vanni Fois
Borges' Traitor

Iaia Forte
Comedian with Tambourine

Gianni Franco
Italian General

Mari Hubert
African Comedian

Eleonora Parlante
Comedian with Hat

Isabella Perricone
Sicilian Comedian

Paolo Proietti
Comedian with Stilts

Luigi Rossi

Egidio Termine
Garibaldino

Alfredo Vasco
Carmine Crocco

Sergio Silveri
Brigand (uncredited)

Marcello Magnelli
Brigand (uncredited)

Erminio Bianchi Fasani
Brigand (uncredited)
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