La Cage aux Folles II (La Cage aux folles 2)

La Cage aux Folles II is a 1980 French-Italian comedy directed by Édouard Molinaro and the sequel to the successful 1978 film La Cage aux Folles. Besides being a comedy, it is counted among LGBTQ-related films. Shot in French, it runs 95 minutes. It reached cinemas in December 1980, with 10 December given as the release day in one source. In Italy it is called Il vizietto 2 and in Germany Noch ein Käfig voller Narren.

The story rests on the two members of the couple known from the first film. Michel Serrault plays Albin, the female impersonator who is the star of a gay nightclub revue, performing as ZaZa. Ugo Tognazzi is Renato, Albin's partner of more than twenty years. The cast also includes Michel Galabru, Marcel Bozzuffi, Paola Borboni, Benny Luke, Glauco Onorato, Roberto Bisacco, Stéphane Audran and Nello Pazzafini.

The screenplay is by Francis Veber and Jean Poiret. The film was produced by Marcello Danon, and its music is by Ennio Morricone.