Avanti! (1972) (original) (raw)

In this hilarious, lighthearted comedy from acclaimed writer/director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (THE APARTMENT), a wealthy American discovers romance and the meaning of "avanti" while in Italy. American businessman Wendell Armbruster (Jack Lemmon) is summoned to Italy after a car accident claims the lives of his father and his father's secret mistress! And when the mistress' daughter (Juliet Mills) also arrives � and the bodies of both of their parents disappear � the two instant foes are brought together in a baffling mystery... and an affair of the heart!

In this hilarious, lighthearted comedy from acclaimed writer/director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (THE APARTMENT), a wealthy American discovers romance and the meaning of "avanti" while in Italy. American businessman Wendell Armbruster (Jack Lemmon) is summoned to Italy after a car accident claims the lives of his father and his father's secret mistress! And when the mistress' daughter (Juliet Mills) also arrives � and the bodies of both of their parents disappear � the two instant foes are brought together in a baffling mystery... and an affair of the heart! (less)

Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond, Samuel A. Taylor
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews, Gianfranco Barra, Franco Angrisano
Producer: Billy Wilder

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