Giuseppe " Pipolo " Moccia ( 22 June 1933 &ndash; 20 August 2006 ) was an Italian screenwriter and film director . He wrote for 96 films between 1958 and 2001 . He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1997 . Most of the films he co-wrote and co-directed as a part of the Castellano & Pipolo duo . Their 1984 film '' Il ragazzo di campagna '' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
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