---
title: 'An Average Little Man (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Monicelli'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-average-little-man-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129794/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# An Average Little Man (1977)

1977 · 122 min · Drama, Comedy · Italy

Original title: Un borghese piccolo piccolo

## Synopsis

An Average Little Man is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Vincenzo Cerami. The movie mixes "Italian-Style Comedy" with psychological drama tragedy. The film was an entrant in the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli), [Sergio Amidei](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-amidei)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Giancarlo Chiaramello](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-chiaramello)
- **Producer:** [Aurelio De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurelio-de-laurentiis), [Luigi De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Vulpiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-vulpiani)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Romolo Valli](https://cinepixo.com/people/romolo-valli)
- [Renato Scarpa](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-scarpa)
- [Francesco D'Adda](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-d-adda)
- [Shelley Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-winters)
- [Renato Malavasi](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-malavasi)
- [Lina Franchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/lina-franchi)
- [Ettore Garofolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-garofolo)
- [Alberto Sordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-sordi)
- [Enrico Beruschi](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-beruschi)
- [Paolo Paoloni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-paoloni)
- [Vincenzo Crocitti](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-crocitti)
- [Pietro Tordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-tordi)
- [Renato Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-romano)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-average-little-man-1977
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