Il boom (1963)
Spinto a vivere al di sopra dei suoi mezzi, per conservare la moglie e il tenore di vita cui l'ha abituata, vende clandestinamente un occhio a un riccone che l'ha perso in un incidente. Apologo sull'Italia del miracolo economico e sul consumismo rampante, il film si sostiene sulle prodezze di Sordi, ma il moralismo greve di De Sica e Zavattini gira un po' a vuoto perché l'idea di partenza non resiste ai tempi di un lungometraggio.
Direttore:
Vittorio De Sica
Scrittore:
Cesare Zavattini
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Alberto Sordi as Giovanni Alberti |
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Gianna Maria Canale as Silvia Alberti |
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Ettore Geri as Mr. Bausetti |
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Elena Nicolai as Mrs. Bausetti |
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Mariolina Bovo as Mrs. Faravalli |
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Gloria Cervi as Mrs. Baratti |
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Sandra Verani as Mrs. Dronazzi |
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Sandro Merli as Dronazzi |
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Maria Grazia Buccella as |
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John Karlsen as |
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Alfio Vita as |
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Antonio Mambretti as |
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Alceo Barnabei as |
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Ugo Silvestri as |
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Federico Giordano as |
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Arnaldo Caivano as Man in Elevator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Vittorio De Sica | Director |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Art | Ezio Frigerio | Production Design |
| Directing | Luisa Alessandri | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Beppe Menegatti | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Claudio Cirillo | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Carla Fierro | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guglielmo Bonotti | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elda Magnanti | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Emidio Cirillo | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Sammaciccia | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Giorgio Morra | Production Manager |
| Production | Pilade Collaveri | Production Secretary |
| Lighting | Alfredo Celli | Gaffer |
| Camera | Francesco Solitario | Key Grip |
| Editing | Marisa Letti | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Adriana Novelli | Editor |
| Art | Emilio D'Andria | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucilla Mussini | Costume Design |
| Sound | Biagio Fiorelli | Sound |
| Production | Alfredo De Laurentiis | Line Producer |
| Production | Gaetano Marzacchi | Unit Manager |