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 |
| Art | Gianni Silvestri | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ludovico Greco | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Antonio Gabrielli | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Amedeo Brogli | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Silvana Olasio | Administration |
| Editing | Franco Reitano | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Claudio Sabatilli | Administration |
| Directing | Fiorella Infascelli | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Michele Picciaredda | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Marco Profeta | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Ernesto Triunveri | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Elvio Sordoni | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuseppe Banchelli | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Augusto Marabelli | Unit Manager |
| Art | Beatrice Caracciolo | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lina Nerli Taviani | Costume Design |
| Sound | Decio Trani | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Sandro Rubbo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Massimo Di Venanzo | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mario Dallimonti | Sound |
| Production | Mario Di Biase | Line Producer |
| Editing | Fiorella Giovanelli | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Production | Vittorio Fornasiero | Production Secretary |
| Production | Maurizio Mattei | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Writer |
| Camera | Carlo Di Palma | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gabriella Cristiani | Editor |
| Production | Giovanni Bertolucci | Producer |
| Camera | Angelo Novi | Still Photographer |