Overview
A black comedy anthology about three ordinary men who become involved in violent crimes: a teacher, obsessed with the idea that his wife is unfaithful, goes to a shrink; a wife has her husband dress himself with a comic character costume; and a man has to spend the night in a mysterious hotel after his car breaks down.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Bruno Nicolai and Ennio Morricone
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Roberto Gerardi
Details
- Writers
- Ruggero MaccariScreenplay, Story
- Ettore ScolaScreenplay, Story
- Rodolfo SonegoScreenplay, Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 21, 1965
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Production
Cast
Alberto SordiFernando Boccetta (segment "L'autostrada del sole")
Walter ChiariBertazzi (segment "Sadik")
Nino ManfrediNanni Galassi (segment "Il vittimista")
Sylva KoscinaPaola (segment "L'autostrada del sole")
Tino BuazzelliThe shrink (segment "Il vittimista")
Dorian GrayVeronique (segment "Sadik")
Magda KonopkaLuciana (segment "Il vittimista")
Giampiero AlbertiniIl "Rosso" (segment "L'autostrada del sole")- Luigi BattagliaFranco (segment "Il vittimista")
- Federico Boido(segment "L'autostrada del sole")
Luciano BonanniClaudio the lifeguard (segment "Il vittimista")- Carlo Cerioni(segment "Il vittimista")
Alessandro CutoloEraldo (segment "L'autostrada del sole")
Oretta FiumeClaudia (segment "L'autostrada del sole")- Cesare Garbini(segment "Il vittimista")
Cesare GelliCesarino (segment "Il vittimista")
Nicoletta MachiavelliLea
Rossana MartiniCarmela (segment "L'autostrada del sole")- Piero PolettoDon Marcello (segment "Il vittimista")
Alexandra StewartFrida (segment "Il vittimista")
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