Divorce Italian Style (1961)
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
Director:
Pietro Germi
Writers:
Pietro Germi, Ennio De Concini, Alfredo Giannetti.
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Marcello Mastroianni as Ferdinando Cefalù |
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Daniela Rocca as Rosalia Cefalù |
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Stefania Sandrelli as Angela |
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Leopoldo Trieste as Carmelo Patanè |
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Odoardo Spadaro as Don Gaetano Cefalù |
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Margherita Girelli as Sisina |
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Angela Cardile as Agnese Cefalù |
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Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Mulè |
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Pietro Tordi as Attorney De Marzi |
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Ugo Torrente as Don Calogero |
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Antonio Acqua as Priest |
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Bianca Castagnetta as Donna Matilde Cefalù |
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Giovanni Fassiolo as Don Ciccio Matara |
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Ignazio Roberto Daidone as |
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Francesco Nicastro as |
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Edy Nogara as |
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Renato Pinciroli as |
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Daniela Igliozzi as |
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Laura Tomiselli as Aunt Fifidda |
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Saro Arcidiacono as Dr. Talamone (uncredited) |
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Renzo Marignano as Communist Party Activist (uncredited) |
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Bruno Bertocci as Man in the Square (uncredited) |
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Pietro Fumelli as Judge (uncredited) |
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Alba Maiolini as Woman in the Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Directing | Pietro Germi | Director |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Story |
| Writing | Pietro Germi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mirta Guarnaschelli | Continuity |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Freda | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Arturo Zavattini | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gastone Di Giovanni | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pietro Germi | Story |
| Camera | Divo Cavicchioli | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Story |
| Camera | Aiace Parolin | Camera Operator |
| Production | Guglielmo Colonna | Production Manager |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Fiorenzo Magli | Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Sergio Montanari | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Sergio Canevari | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Luigi Urbini | Conductor |
| Sound | Antonio Bramonti | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Leonida Barboni | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Mirta Guarnaschelli | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Piero Speziali | Administration |
| Production | Lamberto Pippia | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raffaele Cristini | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Alfredo Palmieri | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Giovanni Ciarlo | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Rodolfo Frattaioli | Production Secretary |
| Production | Carlo Bartolini | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Enzo Battaglia | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Renzo Marignano | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Giovanni Checchi | Set Decoration |
| Production | Alessandro Gori | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Gianni Antinori | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Carlo Di Palma | Director of Photography |
| Production | Franco Cristaldi | Producer |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dina Di Bari | Costume Design |
| Editing | Roberto Cinquini | Editor |