Il carabiniere a cavallo ('The mounted carabiniere') is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Lizzani.
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Plot
In Rome, a mounted carabiniere is set to marry his fiancée Letizia, yet he must keep the wedding a secret due to the regulations mandating an immediate transfer upon marriage. However, complications arise when a couple of nomadic women steal his horse, Rutilio. Amidst the chaos, the officer, accompanied by his friend Brigadier Tarquinio, navigates through various challenges to resolve the situation and recover his horse before the day's end.
Cast
Nino Manfredi as Franco Bartolomucci
Peppino De Filippo as Brigadiere Tarquinio
Annette Stroyberg as Letizia, Franco's fianceè
Maurizio Arena as Renato
Clelia Matania as Letizia's mother
Eubenio Maggi as Letizia's father
Anthea Nocera as Rita
Guido Celano as Rita's father
Silvio Anselmo as Lazzaro
Aldo Giuffrè as training lieutenant
Luciano Salce as the priest
Lamberto Antinori as the barber
Renato Chiantoni as Chiantini
Franco Pesce as best man at the wedding
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Production
Principal cinematography started in Rome on December 1960. The film had the working title Il carabiniere. Ettore Scola served as assistant director. Before its release, originally scheduled for the first half of 1961, the film was rejected three times by the Italian censorship, who requested a change of title and over 7 minutes to be cut.
Release
The film was released on 29 July 1962 and grossed 380 million lire at the Italian box office.