Roaring Years (1962)
In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fascist official to a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.
Director:
Luigi Zampa
Writers:
Luigi Zampa, Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari.
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Nino Manfredi as Omero Battifiori |
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Gino Cervi as Salvatore Acquamano |
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Michèle Mercier as Elvira |
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Gastone Moschin as Carmine Passante |
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Salvo Randone as Il medico antifascista |
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Angela Luce as Rosa De Bellis |
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Rosalia Maggio as Donna Nunzia |
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Giuseppe Ianigro as Nicola De Bellis |
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Linda Sini as Elsa |
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Carla Calò as moglie del preside |
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Dolores Palumbo as signora De Vincenzi |
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Mario Pisu as gerarca |
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Enzo Petito as ingegnere del circolo |
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Alfredo Rizzo as attore che interpreta Menelik |
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Mario Passante as commerciante fascista |
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Giulio Marchetti as attore che interpreta il colonizzatore italiano |
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Fanfulla as attore che interpreta la perfida Albione |
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Luigi Leoni as contadino |
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Anita Durante as madre di Omero |
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Ruggero Pignotti as Aurelio Bitetto, direttore scolastico |
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Lino Crispo as banditore |
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Salvatore Porcaro as Luggage Porter (uncredited) |
| Directing | Luigi Zampa | Director |
| Writing | Vincenzo Talarico | Story |
| Camera | Luigi Filippo Carta | Camera Operator |
| Art | Piero Poletto | Production Design |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Conductor |
| Directing | Anna Maria Montanari | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Gherardi | Costume Supervisor |
| Writing | Nikolai Gogol | Theatre Play |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicla Palombi | Hairstylist |
| Production | Renato Jaboni | Production Manager |
| Camera | Carlo Carlini | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Sergio Amidei | Story |
| Writing | Luigi Zampa | Story |
| Directing | Roberto Pariante | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ruggero Radicchi | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Franco Lazazzara | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Paolo Bianchini | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound |
| Sound | Manlio Urbani | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Mirisola | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Palombi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Enrico Santelli | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Marcella Benvenuti | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Carlo Bartolini | Unit Manager |
| Art | Nedo Azzini | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Luigi Zampa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ettore Scola | Screenplay |
| Production | Achille Piazzi | Producer |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma | Editor |
| Writing | Ruggero Maccari | Screenplay |
