The Bishop's Bedroom (1977)
Mario, a rich and eccentric war hero befriends Marco, a loner with a sailboat, and takes him home to meet his estranged wife Cleofe and sexually repressed sister in law Matilde. Mario confesses his love for Matilde and so ensues a love triangle.
Director:
Dino Risi
Writers:
Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Dino Risi.
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Ugo Tognazzi as Orimbelli |
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Patrick Dewaere as Marco Maffei |
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Ornella Muti as Matilde |
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Lia Tanzi as Landina |
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Gabriella Giacobbe as Cleofe |
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Katia Tchenko as Charlotte |
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Karine Verlier as Germaine |
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Franco Sangermano as Mazzoleni - the Examining Magistrate |
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Piero Mazzarella as Brighenti |
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Renzo Ozzano as Warrant Officer Gambino |
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Rosa Maria Calogero as Martina (as Francesca Juvara) |
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Giuseppe Brugnarolo as |
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Max Turilli as Angelo |
| Writing | Piero Chiara | Novel |
| Directing | Dino Risi | Director |
| Writing | Leonardo Benvenuti | Screenplay |
| Art | Luigi Scaccianoce | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orietta Nasalli Rocca | Costume Design |
| Writing | Piero De Bernardi | Screenplay |
| Sound | Mario Dallimonti | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Dino Risi | Screenplay |
| Art | Bruno Cesari | Set Decoration |
| Art | Paolo Biagetti | Art Direction |
| Production | Giovanni Bertolucci | Producer |
| Editing | Alberto Gallitti | Editor |
| Sound | Armando Trovajoli | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Enrico Lucherini | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Luigi Scaccianoce | Production Designer |
| Camera | Franco Di Giacomo | Director of Photography |