La tragédie d'un homme ridicule (1981)
Primo Spaggiari, directeur d'une fromagerie industrielle, est en train de fêter son anniversaire quand il apprend l'enlèvement de son fils, Giovanni. Les ravisseurs réclament une importante rançon. Malheureusement, l'entreprise est en difficulté et il est compliqué pour Primo de réunir une telle somme. Quand il y parvient enfin, Adelfo, le prêtre qui a servi d'intermédiaire entre la famille et les ravisseurs, lui apprend que Giovanni est déjà mort. Primo décide de laisser croire à sa femme, Barbara, que leur fils est toujours vivant. Il demande à Adelfo et à Laura, la petite amie du jeune homme, avec qui il a entamé une liaison, d'appuyer son mensonge...
Directeur: Bernardo Bertolucci
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Ugo Tognazzi as Primo Spaggiari |
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Anouk Aimée as Barbara Spaggiari |
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Laura Morante as Laura |
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Victor Cavallo as Adelfo |
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Olimpia Carlisi as la chiromante Romola |
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Vittorio Caprioli as Maresciallo Angrisani |
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Renato Salvatori as Colonnello Macchi |
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Ricky Tognazzi as Giovanni Spaggiari, figlio di Primo |
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Margherita Chiari as la servante |
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Gaetano Ferrari as le garde |
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Cosimo Cinieri as magistrato |
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Franco Trevisi as |
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Pietro Longari Ponzoni as |
| Directing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Director |
| Directing | Antonio Gabrielli | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fiorella Infascelli | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Massimo Di Venanzo | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michele Picciaredda | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mario Dallimonti | Sound |
| Sound | Elvio Sordoni | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Mario Di Biase | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lina Nerli Taviani | Costume Design |
| Art | Gianni Silvestri | Production Design |
| Production | Augusto Marabelli | Unit Manager |
| Production | Maurizio Mattei | Production Secretary |
| Production | Vittorio Fornasiero | Production Secretary |
| Art | Amedeo Brogli | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Beatrice Caracciolo | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuseppe Banchelli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Production | Silvana Olasio | Administration |
| Production | Claudio Sabatilli | Administration |
| Camera | Sandro Rubbo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Marco Profeta | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Decio Trani | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ludovico Greco | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Ernesto Triunveri | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Franco Reitano | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Fiorella Giovanelli | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Writer |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Carlo Di Palma | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gabriella Cristiani | Editor |
| Production | Giovanni Bertolucci | Producer |
| Camera | Angelo Novi | Still Photographer |