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Highest-ranked title
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Luigi Comencini has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and after trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro Ciliegia, decides to build himself a puppet to keep him company.
Dir. Luigi Comencini · With Andrea Balestri, Nino Manfredi, Gina Lollobrigida

When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.
Dir. Luigi Comencini · With Alberto Sordi, Eduardo De Filippo, Serge Reggiani

An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia.
Dir. Luigi Comencini · With Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Joseph Cotten
Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegation visiting the Soviet Union.
Dir. Luigi Comencini · With Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Graziella Granata

The story of a widower and his two sons, focusing on their complex and sometimes difficult relationships.
Dir. Luigi Comencini · With Anthony Quayle, Stefano Colagrande, Simone Giannozzi
When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".
Dir. Luigi Comencini · With Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini
Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.
Dir. Dino Risi · With Sophia Loren, Franca Valeri, Vittorio De Sica