---
title: 'Dear Father (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dino Risi'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dear-father-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078942/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dear Father (1979)

1979 · 109 min · Drama · France, Italy, Canada

Original title: Caro papà

## Synopsis

Dear Father is a 1979 Italian drama film directed by Dino Risi. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, where Stefano Madia won the award for Best Supporting Actor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dino Risi](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-risi)
- **Screenplay:** [Dino Risi](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-risi), [Bernardino Zapponi](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernardino-zapponi), [Marco Risi](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-risi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Manuel De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-de-sica)
- **Producer:** [Pio Angeletti](https://cinepixo.com/people/pio-angeletti), [Richard Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-hellman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tonino Delli Colli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-delli-colli)
- **Editor:** [Alberto Gallitti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-gallitti)

## Cast

- [Eolo Capritti](https://cinepixo.com/people/eolo-capritti)
- [Andrée Lachapelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/andree-lachapelle)
- [Mario Verdon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-verdon)
- [Vittorio Gassman](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-gassman)
- [Piero del Papa](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-del-papa)
- [Lory Del Santo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lory-del-santo)
- [Mila Stanic](https://cinepixo.com/people/mila-stanic)
- [Giuseppe Ferrara](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-ferrara)
- [Monica Zanchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-zanchi)
- [Aurore Clément](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurore-clement)
- [Stefano Madia](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-madia)
- [Pietro Tordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-tordi)
- [Clara Colosimo](https://cinepixo.com/people/clara-colosimo)
- [Julien Guiomar](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-guiomar)

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