Avanti!

Avanti!
Original film poster by Sandy Kossin
Directed by	Billy Wilder
Screenplay by	Billy Wilder I. A. L. Diamond
Based on	Avanti! by Samuel A. Taylor[1]
Produced by	Billy Wilder Alberto Grimaldi Jack Lemmon
Starring	Jack Lemmon Juliet Mills
Cinematography	Luigi Kuveiller
Edited by	Ralph E. Winters
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Production companies	Phalanx Productions Jalem Productions The Mirisch Corporation Produzioni Europee Associati
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 17, 1972 (1972-12-17) (US)
Running time	140 minutes
Countries	United States Italy
Languages	English Italian
Budget	$2.75 million
Box office	$1,500,000 (rentals)[2]

Avanti! is a 1972 American/Italian international co-production comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on Samuel A. Taylor's play, which had a short run for the 1968 Broadway season.^[1] The film follows a businessman attempting to deliver the body of his father from Italy. It premiered on December 17, 1972. Lemmon won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The film was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, and Best Screenplay.