Don Camillo und Peppone

• IT/FR 1952
• 107 min
• Directed by Julien Duvivier
• black and white
• Rating: Ages 12 and up
• German Dubbing

Screenings:

• Thu, September 24, 2026 – Fri, September 25, 2026 at 8:30 p.m.
• Sun., September 27, 2026 – Tue., September 29, 2026 at 8:30 p.m.

Cast:Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Vera Talchi

The opening film of the cult film series starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi, directed by Julien Duvivier and based on the world-famous novel by Giovanni Guareschi.

A small village in northern Italy serves as the setting for the constant clashes between Don Camillo (Fernandel) and Peppone (Gino Cervi). One of them, Don Camillo, is a Catholic priest, but he’s hot-blooded and quick to throw a punch. His opponent, Peppone—leader of the “Reds” and mayor of the village—is no less formidable. Yet despite their rivalry, the two brawlers have no intention of seriously harming each other. And when all else fails, Don Camillo sheds his priest’s cassock and settles matters with Peppone “like men”—in an honest fistfight. Even the bishop, on a flying visit, is left speechless…