Castellano & Pipolo


Castellano & Pipolo is the stage name used by the pair of Italian screenwriters and film directors Franco Castellano and Giuseppe "Pipolo" Moccia. Together, they wrote the screenplays for about seventy films, and directed twenty films, mainly comedies. Their 1984 film Il ragazzo di campagna was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
On 21 January 2025, the municipality of Rome placed a plaque at the Municipio III park in memory of the duo.

Selected filmography

My Wife's Enemy Tipi da spiaggia Guardatele ma non toccatele Signori si nasce Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today The Fascist 5 marines per 100 ragazze Obiettivo ragazze The Thursday I due pericoli pubblici Slalom The Man, the Woman and the Money I nuovi mostri Mia moglie è una strega Attila flagello di Dio