ALBERTO SORDI'S BEST FILMS
by CarlosAlvar | created - 13 Feb 2022 | updated - 14 Mar 2022 | PublicFilms rated 7 or above: 22 (22 points) Films rated 8 or above: 2 (4 points) Films rated 9 or above: - Awards nominations: 14 (14 points) Awards won: 11 (11 points) .................................................... Total: 51 points
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1. The Great War (1959)
Approved | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The Italian Army fought against the Austrians during World War I.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, Bernard Blier, Folco Lulli
Votes: 4,610
2. A Difficult Life (1961)
Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Lea Massari, Franco Fabrizi, Lina Volonghi
Votes: 2,188
3. The Bullocks (1953)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Leopoldo Trieste
Votes: 19,923 | Gross: $0.10M
4. Un borghese piccolo piccolo (1977)
122 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A meek middle-aged man finally takes justice into his own hands.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Shelley Winters, Vincenzo Crocitti, Renzo Carboni
Votes: 3,053
5. Il marchese del Grillo (1981)
135 min | Comedy, History
A mischievous nobleman and his poor doppelganger get into serious troubles when a practical joke endangers the Pope.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Paolo Stoppa, Caroline Berg, Riccardo Billi
Votes: 3,875
6. Everybody Go Home! (1960)
122 min | Comedy, Drama, War
When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is disbanded and soldiers begin to return to their homes.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Serge Reggiani, Carla Gravina, Martin Balsam
Votes: 1,453
7. Mafioso (1962)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades'-old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell, Gabriella Conti, Ugo Attanasio
Votes: 2,970 | Gross: $0.40M
8. Why? (1971)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
The surveyor Giuseppe Di Noi experiments the troubles of the Italian Justice System of the '70s while back in Italy for a vacation.
Director: Nanni Loy | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Elga Andersen, Lino Banfi, Andrea Aureli
Votes: 1,013
9. The Scopone Game (1972)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
Every year, a Countess invites a poor Italian family to play in a card game.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Joseph Cotten, Bette Davis
Votes: 2,598
10. Il vigile (1960)
104 min | Comedy
An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Marisa Merlini, Mara Berni
Votes: 1,570
11. Nell'anno del Signore (1969)
125 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Rome, 1825. Bishop Rivarola (Tognazzi) and colonel Nardoni (Salerno) are in charge to suppress liberal revolution. Shoemaker Cornacchia (Manfredi) got the information that the liberal ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Hossein
Votes: 832
12. The White Sheik (1952)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
During a day of their honeymoon, newlyweds are separated by the city's lust and the desires it produces.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo Trieste
Votes: 6,924
13. The Widower (1959)
91 min | Comedy
A mediocre businessman who's married to a much more successful businesswoman relies heavily on her financial support for his bad business ideas, and to pay off his mounting debt, but both of them have had enough of each other.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Franca Valeri, Livio Lorenzon, Nando Bruno
Votes: 1,479
14. I complessi (1965)
107 min | Comedy
In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer Gabriella, lover of Alvaro, with the complexity of shyness. In the second part, Prof. Beozi, in order to avoid a scandal, ends up in a raid of... See full summary »
Directors: Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Dino Risi, Franco Rossi | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Ilaria Occhini, Riccardo Garrone, Umberto D'Orsi
Votes: 924
15. Il medico della mutua (1968)
98 min | Comedy
The eventful ascent of a doctor in the corrupted Italian healthcare system.
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Bice Valori, Sara Franchetti, Nanda Primavera
Votes: 1,698
16. The Boom (1963)
88 min | Comedy
During the economic boom of Italy a man tries desperately to maintain a high standard of living for his family.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Gianna Maria Canale, Elena Nicolai, Ettore Geri
Votes: 1,338 | Gross: $0.06M
17. The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A salesman chasing by car a beautiful female biker in order to flirt finds a castle where he is accused in a game trial for murder.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel, Claude Dauphin
Votes: 864
18. Il conte Max (1957)
103 min | Comedy
Alberto, a newspaper man, tries a one-time shot of living the good life with the help of his penniless mentor.
Director: Giorgio Bianchi | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Anne Vernon, Susana Canales
Votes: 700
19. Il maestro di Vigevano (1963)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Primary school teacher Mr. Mombelli, nevertheless satisfied with his life, is driven by his wife to resign and starting a new activity. He invest all his goodwill setting up a footwear ... See full summary »
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Claire Bloom, Vito De Taranto, Ya Doucheskaya
Votes: 539
20. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
G | 138 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi
Votes: 9,236 | Gross: $31.11M
21. Viva Italia! (1977)
R | 90 min | Comedy
Several episodes depicting Italian's life in short humoristic stories.
Directors: Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Ettore Scola | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Ornella Muti, Alberto Sordi, Ugo Tognazzi
Votes: 2,113
22. Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (1968)
130 min | Adventure, Comedy
A pompous, adventure-seeking businessman journeys through Africa with a clumsy employee to find his own disappeared brother-in-law.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier, Alfredo Marchetti, Franca Bettoia
Votes: 1,051
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