| Bye Bye Monkey | |
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| Directed by | Marco Ferreri |
| Produced by | Maurice Bernart |
| Written by | Marco Ferreri Gérard Brach Rafael Azcona |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu Marcello Mastroianni James Coco Gail Lawrence Geraldine Fitzgerald |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Cinematography | Luciano Tovoli |
| Editing by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Release date(s) | February 24 1978 (Italy) |
| Running time | 114 min. |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | English |
Bye Bye Monkey (Italian: Ciao maschio, French: Rêve de singe) is a 1978 film, directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco and Geraldine Fitzgerald.[1] It is about a man who brings King Kong's orphaned son to the city to raise it. It was filmed in English and shot in Long Island, New York. As this was a French-Italian co-production, French and Italian dubbed versions were made for their respective countries' theatrical releases.
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The film was presented at the official competition of the 1978 Cannes Film Festival and received the Grand Prize of the Jury, in tie with Jerzy Skolimowski's The Shout.[2]
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| Preceded by Cría Cuervos tied with La Marquise d'O... |
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, Cannes 1977 tied with The Shout |
Succeeded by Siberiade |
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