'o Re (1989)
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his Queen, Maria Sofia. This seriocomic drama follows the deposed royals as they adapt to their new lives. The former king has recognized the political finality of his deposition, but his queen has taken to traveling in men's clothing all over Italy trying to foment an uprising to restore them to the throne. She is also frantic to have a baby, an heir, but the king has become celibate as a kind of homage to his beloved mother; he spends all his time lobbying the Vatican to get her declared a saint.
Release Date: 1989-01-27
7.2/10
7.2/10
- Country: IT
- Language: Italiano
- Runtime: 95
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
Police Commissioner Macchi
Luciana
Pulcinella
Don Josè Borges
Brigand Woman
Rafele
General Coviello
Maria Theresa of Austria
Comedian with Tambourine
Carmine Crocco
Comedian with Violin
Italian General
Comedian with Hat
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
Comedian with Stilts
Neapolitan Band Leader
Brigand
Borbonic Officer
Luigi 'Chiavone' Alonso
Borges' Traitor
African Comedian
Sicilian Comedian
Garibaldino
Brigand (uncredited)
Brigand (uncredited)
Brigand (uncredited)
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
