La banca di Monate

La banca di Monate is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Massaro from a screenplay by Nicola Badalucco. Its title refers to the bank of Monate, the small-town financial institution around which the story revolves. Running roughly 106 minutes, the picture belongs to the tradition of Italian popular comedy that flourished throughout the 1970s.

The ensemble cast features Luigi Diberti and Luca Sportelli alongside Magali Noël, Vincent Gardenia, Paolo Bonacelli, Gigi Ballista and Anna Canzi. Through the events unfolding around the bank, the film playfully sketches the tensions among its characters and the social climate of its setting.