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:
Ruggero Maccari, Bernardino Zapponi, Luigi Comencini.
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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) |
| Art | Mario Chiari | Production Design |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paola Comencini | Costume Design |
| Production | Anna Maria Clementelli | Producer |
| Production | Silvio Clementelli | Producer |
| Art | Enzo Eusepi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Sforza | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Romano Checcacci | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Ricky Tognazzi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Roberto Arcangeli | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Arno Mathes | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Luigi Comencini | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vanda Pruni | Costume Assistant |
| Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Conductor |
| Production | Marcello Crescenzi | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciano Vito | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Antonio Scaramuzza | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Luigi Patrizi | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Claudio Maielli | Sound |
| Sound | Giuliano Maielli | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Elvira Tonini | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ennio Appetecchia | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Lucilla Clementelli | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Fiorenzo Carpi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mario Della Torre | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Antonio Cortés | Set Designer |
| Camera | Angelo Filippini | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Raffaele Salvatore | Administration |
| Camera | Renato Ranieri | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ennio Guarnieri | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Luigi Comencini | Story |
| Writing | Ruggero Maccari | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bernardino Zapponi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luigi Comencini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Juan Luis Buñuel | Second Unit Director |