The Joy of Living (1961)
1821 Rome: Ulysses enrolls in the Italian Fascist party because he cannot find any employment. The first task entrusted to him leads Ulysses to the printer Fossati, where he's hired as an apprentice.
Director:
René Clément
Writers:
Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, René Clément.
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Alain Delon as Ulisse Cecconato |
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Barbara Lass as Franca Fossati |
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Gino Cervi as Olinto Fossati |
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Rina Morelli as Rosa Fossati |
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Ugo Tognazzi as Anarchist |
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Paolo Stoppa as Hairdresser |
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Gastone Moschin as le curé |
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Fanfulla as Prison Chaplain |
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Marta Timar as (uncredited) |
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Giuliana Farnese as Anarchist (uncredited) |
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Rosalba Neri as Mother with two boys (as Rosalba Neri c.s.c.) (credit only) |
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Monica Neri as Mother with two boys (uncredited) |
| Directing | René Clément | Director |
| Writing | Leonardo Benvenuti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Piero De Bernardi | Screenplay |
| Writing | René Clément | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gualtiero Jacopetti | Idea |
| Writing | Pierre Bost | Dialogue |
| Camera | Henri Decaë | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Franco Villa | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sante Achilli | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Piero Zuffi | Production Design |
| Art | Riccardo Domenici | Interior Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pier Luigi Pizzi | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Gianfranco Mingozzi | Assistant Director |