Il merlo maschio (1971)
Niccolò Vivaldi is cellist en speelt in het Arena di Verona Orchestra. Maar hij is niet de eerste en ook niet de tweede cello. Hij is gefrustreerd. Niemand kan zich zijn gezicht herinneren, noch zijn naam. Niccolò is getrouwd met Costanza, die heel mooi is en hij maakt een paar naaktfoto's van haar. Later laat hij de foto's aan een vriend zien en daardoor voelt hij zich beter. Hij begint een komische opera te schrijven genaamd 'Il merlo maschio', maar ontdekt later dat hij Rossini's 'La gazza ladra' heeft geschreven. Om zijn gevoel van eigenwaarde te behouden, kan hij alleen zijn vrouw laten zien...
Regiseur:
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Schrijver:
Pasquale Festa Campanile
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Lando Buzzanca as Niccolo Vivaldi |
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Laura Antonelli as Costanza Vivaldi |
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Lino Toffolo as Cavalmoretti |
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Ferruccio De Ceresa as The psychanalyst |
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Gianrico Tedeschi as Orchestra conductor |
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Elsa Vazzoler as Costanza's mother |
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Gino Cavalieri as Costanza's father |
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Felicita Fanny as Whore |
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Edda Ferronao as Costanza's relative |
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Corrado Olmi as Violin teacher |
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Aldo Puglisi as Chemist |
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Luciano Bianciardi as Mazzacurati |
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Adolfo Belletti as |
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Franco Bisazza as |
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Bruno Boschetti as |
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Alfredo Piano as |
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Enzo Robutti as |
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Giuseppe Terranova as |
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Pietro Tordi as |
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Enzo Spitaleri as |
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Orazio Stracuzzi as |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Screenplay |
| Directing | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Director |
| Production | Angelo Zemella | Production Secretary |
| Art | Ezio Di Monte | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sergio Petruzzelli | Hairstylist |
| Production | Eros Lafranconi | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Luciano Bianciardi | Novel |
| Directing | Maria Pia Rocco | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Enrico Sasso | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Renato Doria | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Vanda Olasio | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Giuseppe Muratori | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia Raffa | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Di Salvio | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Silvio Clementelli | Producer |
| Directing | Marcello Crescenzi | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vittorio Trentino | Sound |
| Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Sergio Montanari | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ezio Altieri | Costume Design |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Alberto Bartolomei | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Sergio Spila | Gaffer |
| Art | Ezio Altieri | Production Design |
| Camera | Quirino Fantauzzi | Key Grip |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |
| Production | Giorgio Adriani | Production Manager |