Love in First Class (1980)
A man from Milan, Carmelo, is forced to take his young son Malcolm, on a trip down South so his mother, who usually takes care for the boy, can go on vacation with her Moroccan boyfriend. Carmelo, who obviously is not too often at home, has no clue about how to deal with young children, even the most basic chores a father should know to tend the restless imp thrown in his care. The crowded train traveling from Milan to Reggio, Calabria, is packed in the second class section where Carmelo and Malcom have a hard time getting a seat. When they finally do, young Malcolm decides to disappear from his compartment. He goes to the first class car, where eventually Carmelo decides to sit and pay the extra supplement. He is lucky to find more space, and the companionship of Beatrice, a woman that is bringing the skeleton of a rare animal. Carmelo finds a way to interest the lady. Their ride is certainly bumpy, complicated when he decides to leave the mischievous Malcolm at an intermediate stop.
Director: Salvatore Samperi
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Enrico Montesano as Carmelo Mazzotta |
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Sylvia Kristel as Beatrice |
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Lorenzo Aiello as Malcolm Mazzotta |
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Franca Valeri as Signora Della Rosa |
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Felice Andreasi as Oscar Della Rosa |
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Memmo Carotenuto as vecchio ferroviere cieco |
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Sergio Di Pinto as Bipo |
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Gianfranco Manfredi as controllore |
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Christian De Sica as venditore in stazione |
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Enzo Cannavale as prete |
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Luc Merenda as poliziotto |
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Adriana Russo as la ragazza con la valigia di Carmelo |
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Elisa Mainardi as la signora che indossa le pellicce |
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Luisa Morandini as femminista |
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Settimio Scacco as Il camionista |
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Giovanni Vannini as L'uomo con la macchina da scrivere |
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Bruno Rosa as Aldo |
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Marianne Sinko as |
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Katherine Berg as |
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Claudia Caminito as |
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Benedetta Fazzini as |
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Constance Imbert as |
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Settimio Scacco as Lorry Driver |
| Directing | Salvatore Samperi | Director |
| Writing | Giorgio Basile | Writer |
| Writing | Gianfranco Manfredi | Story |
| Writing | Gianfranco Manfredi | Writer |
| Writing | Salvatore Samperi | Story |
| Writing | Salvatore Samperi | Writer |
| Writing | Giorgio Basile | Story |
| Camera | Camillo Bazzoni | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Paolo Conte | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Roberto Colombo | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gianfranco Manfredi | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Sergio Montanari | Editor |
| Art | Uberto Bertacca | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christiana Lafayette | Costume Designer |
| Production | Fulvio Lucisano | Producer |