Traffic Jam (1979)
A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.
Director:
Luigi Comencini
Writers:
Luigi Comencini, Ruggero Maccari, Bernardino Zapponi.
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Alberto Sordi as Dr. De Benedetti |
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Annie Girardot as Irène |
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Fernando Rey as Carlo |
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Patrick Dewaere as Mara's Lover |
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Ángela Molina as Martina |
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Harry Baer as Mario |
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Marcello Mastroianni as Marco Montefoschi |
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Stefania Sandrelli as Teresa |
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Ugo Tognazzi as Professor |
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Miou-Miou as Angela |
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Gérard Depardieu as Franco |
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Orazio Orlando as Ferreri |
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Giovannella Grifeo as Germana Gargiulo |
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Lino Murolo as Germana's Father |
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Ciccio Ingrassia as Sick Man in Ambulance |
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Francisco Algora as Ambulance Driver |
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Ferdinando Murolo as Mercedes Passenger |
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José María Prada as Ricardo, Mercedes Driver |
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José Vivó as Mercedes Passenger |
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Francisco de Zurbano as |
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Ernst Hannawald as Stefano |
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Nando Orfei as Montefoschi's Chauffeur Carloni |
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Eleonora Comencini as Girl in Taxi |
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Gianni Cavina as Pompeo, Teresa's Husband |
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José Sacristán as The Priest |
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Ester Carloni as Germana's Grandmother |
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Marcello Fusco as |
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Mario Dardanelli as |
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Roberto Della Casa as |
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Antonietta Esposito as |
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Mariano Vitale as |
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Susy Lover as Brigida |
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Aldo Riva as |
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José María Caffarel as |
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Michael Friedel as |
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Solvi Stübing as Blonde Model |
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Mariana Camara as Black Model |
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Daniela Igliozzi as |
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Enrico Ameri as Self (voice) (uncredited) |
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Aristide Caporale as Truck Driver (uncredited) |
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Mario Castaldi as Man Screaming for M. Montefoschi (uncredited) |
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Enrico Lorenzetti as Cyclist (uncredited) |
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Gabriella D'Amico as Woman in the Traffic Jam (uncredited) |
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Dolores Calò as Montefoschi's Fan (uncredited) |
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Amedeo Salamon as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited) |
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Filippo Perego as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited) |
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Massimo Ciprari as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited) |
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Giuseppe Marrocco as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited) |
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Luciano Zanussi as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited) |
| Production | Anna Maria Clementelli | Producer |
| Production | Silvio Clementelli | Producer |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Art | Mario Chiari | Production Design |
| Art | Enzo Eusepi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paola Comencini | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Sforza | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ricky Tognazzi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Roberto Arcangeli | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Romano Checcacci | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Arno Mathes | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Luigi Comencini | Director |
| Production | Marcello Crescenzi | Production Manager |
| Sound | Fiorenzo Carpi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Conductor |
| Directing | Lucilla Clementelli | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Antonio Cortés | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vanda Pruni | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciano Vito | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Renato Ranieri | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Antonio Scaramuzza | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Mario Della Torre | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Ennio Appetecchia | Production Secretary |
| Production | Luigi Patrizi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Raffaele Salvatore | Administration |
| Sound | Claudio Maielli | Sound |
| Sound | Giuliano Maielli | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Elvira Tonini | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Angelo Filippini | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Writing | Luigi Comencini | Story |
| Writing | Luigi Comencini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ruggero Maccari | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bernardino Zapponi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ennio Guarnieri | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Juan Luis Buñuel | Second Unit Director |
