Avanti!

About Avanti!

A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.

Billy Wilder's Avanti! is a 1972 comedy romance film. The film is filed under italy, based on play or musical, loss of loved one, and island.

Jack Lemmon stars as Wendell Armbruster, Jr., Juliet Mills as Pamela Piggott, Clive Revill as Carlo Carlucci, and Edward Andrews as J.J. Blodgett. Released in December 1972, it runs 138 minutes.

The screenplay is by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond. Produced by The Mirisch Company. The story is adapted from a stage production. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV.

The Godfather, Life Is Beautiful, and Amadeus make useful companions to Avanti!. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 282 votes and it carries a R rating.