# Mr. Kinky > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mr._Kinky > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mr._Kinky.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Kinky > Source revision: 1341596302 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1968 Italian film Mr. Kinky Directed by Dino Risi Written by Ruggero Maccari Ettore Scola Dino Risi Produced by Mario Cecchi Gori Starring Vittorio Gassman Ann-Margret Cinematography Alessandro D'Eva Music by Armando Trovajoli Release date 1968 (1968) Country Italy Language Italian ***Mr. Kinky*** ([Italian](/source/Italian_language): *Il profeta*, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'The Prophet') is a 1968 [Italian](/source/Italy) [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [Dino Risi](/source/Dino_Risi).[1] ## Plot Pietro Breccia is a man who has long decided to abandon civilization, becoming a [hermit](/source/Hermit), leaving behind the strain of modern life and the futility of consumer society, living for years in seclusion on [Monte Soratte](/source/Monte_Soratte), near [Rome](/source/Rome). One day he is discovered by a TV crew that, sniffing the scoop, film a report about him. From that moment, against his will, he gets sucked into civilization.[2] ## Cast - [Vittorio Gassman](/source/Vittorio_Gassman): Pietro Breccia, the hermit - [Ann-Margret](/source/Ann-Margret): Maggie, a [hippy](/source/Hippy) - [Liana Orfei](/source/Liana_Orfei): Albertina, Puccio's sister - [Fiorenzo Fiorentini](/source/Fiorenzo_Fiorentini): Luigi - [Oreste Lionello](/source/Oreste_Lionello): Puccio, Breccia's manager - [Enzo Robutti](/source/Enzo_Robutti): Alberto - [Yvonne Sanson](/source/Yvonne_Sanson): Carla Bagni - [Carmen Villani](/source/Carmen_Villani) ## Production It was one of several films Ann-Margret made in Europe around this time.[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Edoardo Zaccagnini. *I "mostri" al lavoro!: contadini, operai, commendatori ed impiegati nella commedia all'italiana*. Sovera Edizioni, 2009. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [8881247909](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/8881247909). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Vice (March 10, 1968). ""Il profeta": Gassman si fa barbone per protesta contro la vita moderna". *[La Stampa](/source/La_Stampa)*. p. 7. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Vagg, Stephen (September 6, 2021). ["Surviving Cold Streaks: Ann-Margret"](https://www.filmink.com.au/surviving-cold-streaks-ann-margret/). *Filmink*. Retrieved March 9, 2023. ## External links - [*Mr. Kinky*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063464/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Dino Risi Vacation with a Gangster (1951) Il viale della speranza (1953) Love in the City (1953) The Sign of Venus (1955) Scandal in Sorrento (1955) Poor, But Handsome (1957) Pretty But Poor (1957) Oh! Sabella (1957) Venice, the Moon and You (1958) Poor Millionaires (1958) The Widower (1959) Love and Larceny (1960) Love in Rome (1960) A Difficult Life (1961) Behind Closed Doors (1961) Il Sorpasso (1962) March on Rome (1962) I mostri (1963) The Thursday (1964) The Dolls (1965) The Gaucho (1965) Complexes (1965) Weekend, Italian Style (1965) Our Husbands (1966) Treasure of San Gennaro (1966) The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967) Mr. Kinky (1968) Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968) I See Naked (1969) Normal Young Man (1969) The Priest's Wife (1970) That's How We Women Are (1971) In the Name of the Italian People (1971) Dirty Weekend (1973) How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973) Scent of a Woman (1974) The Career of a Chambermaid (1976) The Forbidden Room (1977) The Bishop's Bedroom (1977) Viva Italia! (1977) First Love (1978) Dear Father (1979) I'm Photogenic (1980) Sunday Lovers (1980) Fantasma d'amore (1981) Sesso e volentieri (1982) Good King Dagobert (1984) Madman at War (1985) Il commissario Lo Gatto (1986) Teresa (1987) I'll Be Going Now (1990) Vita coi figli (1991) Poor But Beautiful (1996) This article related to an Italian comedy film of the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mr. Kinky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Kinky) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Kinky?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.