A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 23, 2013
Original Title:
Benur: Un gladiatore in affitto
Alternate Titles:
Bérgladiátor
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Combo Produzioni
MiC
RAI Cinema
Regione Lazio
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
IT: T
Runtime: 98
Milan is a Belarusian immigrant who arrived in Rome with the dream of being able to change his life but, unable to take advantage of his degree in engineering, he finds work as a fake centurion, in front of the Colosseum and dealing with the crowd of tourists with whom he has his photo taken. His employer is Sergio, a former stuntman and self-styled invalid who is busy with a thousand imaginative jobs just to make some money and who shares a house with his sister Maria, a hotline operator. As the competition in front of the Colosseum becomes increasingly tough, Milan devises a plan to defeat everyone and, using his university studies, builds a real chariot with which to attract as many customers as possible.
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Assistant Production Design:
Marco Bagnoli
Ciro Natalizio Paduano
Best Boy Grip:
Carlo Postiglione
Camera Operator:
Ivan Casalgrandi
Casting:
Fabrizio Procaccini
Cinematography:
Vittorio Omodei Zorini
Colorist:
Massimo Gubinelli
Costume Design:
Isabella Rizza
Digital Compositor:
Stefano Valente
Director:
Massimo Andrei
Director of Photography:
Vittorio Omodei Zorini
Editor:
Claudio Di Mauro
Shara Spinella
Executive Producer:
Mario Mazzarotto
First Assistant Camera:
Emanuele Ranesi
First Assistant Director:
Fabrizio Procaccini
First Assistant Editor:
Marina Verri
Gaffer:
Fabio Capozzi
Hair Department Head:
Stefano Polci
Idea:
Massimo Andrei
Fabrizio Procaccini
Gianni Clementi
Music:
Nicola Piovani
Producer:
Flavia Parnasi
Production Coordinator:
Nannette Del Carmen
Production Design:
Massimiliano Nocente
Recording Supervision:
Francesco Tumminello
Score Engineer:
Fabio Venturi
Screenplay:
Gianni Clementi
Massimo Andrei
Fabrizio Procaccini
Script Supervisor:
Tania Scalercio
Second Assistant Camera:
Massimo Marvulli
Sound Assistant:
Paolo Testa
Sound Editor:
Claudio Marani
Sound Mixer:
Piergiuseppe Fancellu
Story:
Gianni Clementi
Massimo Andrei
Fabrizio Procaccini
Stunts:
Simone Bonelli
Franco Ariano
Third Assistant Director:
Daniele Starnoni
Unit Manager:
Federico Gera
Livia Barbieri
Unit Production Manager:
Francesco Startari
Writer:
Massimo Andrei
Gianni Clementi
Writers' Assistant:
Fabrizio Procaccini
Massimo Andrei
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