Il compagno Don Camillo (1965)

The village of mayor Peppone and Don Camillo, after much dispute, gets a assigned a sister village in Russia.

Mildy entertaining last intsallment of the Don Camillo series.

Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo (1961)

Don Camillo is now a bishop, Peppone is now a senator, but their rivalry is as fierce as when they were just a village priest, and a village administrator.

Entertaining, but now even more episodic continuation of the popular series.

On renewed viewing: still as much fun as the previous versions.

Don Camillo e l'onorevole Peppone (1955)

Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament.

Still entertaining as before, although the plot is broken down into episodes.


On renewed viewing: Always mildly entertaining.

Halliwell *: "Pleasant third collection of encounters with familiar characters."

Le retour de Don Camillo (1953)

After his battles with the communist mayor Peppone, Don Camillo is sent in exile by his bishop in a remote village.

 

Direct sequel on the same entertaining level as the original movie.

 

On renewed viewing: As likable as the orginal movie; the plot is acozy combination of episodes.

Don Camillo (1952)

In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community.

Mildly satiric comedy with lovable characters finds humour in the smalltown Cold War antagonisms of its time.

Halliwell*: "Slightly lethargic character comedy with a mild message for its times, popular enough to warrant several sequels."

Maltin**1/2: "Fernandel is the whole show in this comic tale...Moderately funny satire of religion and politics..."