Directed by:
Billy WilderCinematography:
Luigi KuveillerComposer:
Carlo RustichelliCast:
Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews, Pippo Franco, Yanti Somer, Gianfranco Barra, María Rosa Sclauzero, Ty Hardin, Janet Agren (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Jack Lemmon stars as Walter Armbruster in Wilder's leisurely romantic comedy set on the idyllic Mediterranean. When his father dies in a car crash on the isle of Ischia, the corporate executive quickly is on a plane. Once there, he learns from Pamela Piggott (Juliet Mills), a young Brit, that her mother, who was his father's mistress, was also killed. To make matter worse, bureaucratic rules prevent the release of the bodies for a few days. Not long after, both bodies are stolen from the morgue, and thieves are revealed to be an eccentric family of Italian vintners, who hold the corpses hostage until they are paid for the damage caused to their vineyard by the car crash. After reluctantly paying up, the irritable Walter returns to the hotel, where he even more reluctantly joins the free-spirited Pamela for a night of skinny-dipping. When a porter who attempts to blackmail the naked couple and is shot by his angry, very pregnant girlfriend, the hotel manager Carlucci (Clive Revill) is forced to put Walter and Pamela into the same room, while the murder investigation proceeds. Neither of them regrets his decision. (official distributor synopsis)
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Avanti!
Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Quartet Records
Year: 2020
Country: Spain
Format: CD
Length: 55:21
1. | Intro | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:16 |
2. | Main Title | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:57 |
3. | To Ischia | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:16 |
4. | Grand Hotel Excelsior | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:37 |
5. | Miss Piggot | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:23 |
6. | The Morgue | Carlo Rustichelli | 04:39 |
7. | Cha-Cha-Cha | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:18 |
8. | A Tribute To Them | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:49 |
9. | A Tazza 'E Café | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:20 |
10. | Sunrise Over Mount Vesuvius | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:25 |
11. | Willie & Kate | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:21 |
12. | Bruno's Theme | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:32 |
13. | The Sicilian Waitress | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:19 |
14. | A Walk Around Ischia | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:32 |
15. | The Stolen Photos | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:42 |
16. | Wendell & Pamela | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:00 |
17. | Suite 121-122 | Carlo Rustichelli | 05:11 |
18. | Permesso? | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:10 |
19. | Coffee And Croissants | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:55 |
20. | A Brulal By The Sea | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:50 |
21. | Finale | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:19 |
22. | BONUS TRACKS: Main Title (Alternate) | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:59 |
23. | Outtake 1 | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:12 |
24. | Outtake 2 | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:33 |
25. | A Walk Around Ischia (Alternate) | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:30 |
26. | Intro (Alternate) | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:16 |
Avanti!
Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Quartet Records
Year: 2010
Country: Spain
Format: CD
Length: 55:22
Notes: Limited Edition.
1. | Intro | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:16 |
2. | Main Title | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:57 |
3. | To Ischia | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:16 |
4. | Grand Hotel Excelsior | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:37 |
5. | Miss Piggot | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:23 |
6. | The Morgue | Carlo Rustichelli | 04:39 |
7. | Cha-Cha-Chá | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:18 |
8. | 'A Tazza 'E Cafè | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:20 |
9. | A Tribute To Them-Dinner | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:49 |
10. | Sunrise Over Mount Vesuvius | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:25 |
11. | Willie & Kate | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:21 |
12. | Bruno's Theme | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:32 |
13. | The Sicilian Waitress | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:19 |
14. | A Walk Around Ischia | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:32 |
15. | The Stolen Photos | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:42 |
16. | Wendell & Pamela | Carlo Rustichelli | 02:00 |
17. | Suite 121-122 | Carlo Rustichelli | 05:11 |
18. | Permesso? | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:10 |
19. | Coffee And Croissants | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:56 |
20. | A Bruial Front The Sea | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:50 |
21. | Finale | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:19 |
22. | Main Title (Alternate) | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:59 |
23. | Outtake 1 | Carlo Rustichelli | 01:12 |
24. | Outtake 2 | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:33 |
25. | A Walk Around Ischia (Alternate) | Carlo Rustichelli | 03:30 |
26. | Intro (Alternate) | Carlo Rustichelli | 00:16 |
Avanti!
Bande Sonore Originale du Film
Label: United Artists
Year: 1973
Country: France
Format: LP
Length: 02:44
1. | "The Theme From Avanti" - Bobby Milano | 02:42 | |
2. | "Avanti (Come Share Your Love)" - Bobby Milano | 00:02 |