Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.
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| Ugo Tognazzi | ... |
Lello Mascetti
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| Gastone Moschin | ... |
Rambaldo Melandri
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| Philippe Noiret | ... |
Giorgio Perozzi
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| Duilio Del Prete | ... |
Guido Necchi
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Olga Karlatos | ... |
Donatella Sassaroli
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| Silvia Dionisio | ... |
Titti Ambrosio
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| Franca Tamantini | ... |
Carmen Necchi
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Angela Goodwin | ... |
Nora Perozzi
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| Milena Vukotic | ... |
Alice Mascetti
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| Bernard Blier | ... |
Righi Niccolò
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| Adolfo Celi | ... |
Professor Sassaroli
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| Marisa Traversi | ... |
Bruna, l'amante di Perozzi
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Maurizio Scattorin | ... |
Luciano Perozzi
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Edda Ferronao | ... |
Nun
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Mario Scarpetta | ... |
Paolini, the policeman
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Giorgio Iovine | ... |
Colonnello Ambrosio - Titti's father
(as Giorgio Yovine)
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| Mauro Vestri | ... |
Don Ulrico
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Rossana Pinarello |
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Rinaldo Mirannalti | ... |
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Ughino Benci | ... |
Usurer (uncredited)
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Omero Capanna | ... |
Hitman (uncredited)
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Renato Castellani | ... |
Slapped Man on Train (uncredited)
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Sergio Forconi | ... |
Owner of Mascetti's room (uncredited)
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Ulla Johannsen | ... |
Titti's lover (uncredited)
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Brunella Pronello | ... |
(uncredited)
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Mario Scutri | ... |
(uncredited)
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Valeria Vitti | ... |
Prostitute (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mario Monicelli | ||
Written by
| Pietro Germi | ... | (story) and |
| Piero De Bernardi | ... | (story) and |
| Leonardo Benvenuti | ... | (story) and |
| Tullio Pinelli | ... | (story) |
| Pietro Germi | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Piero De Bernardi | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Leonardo Benvenuti | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Tullio Pinelli | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Carlo Nebiolo | ... | producer |
| Andrea Rizzoli | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carlo Rustichelli | ||
Cinematography by
| Luigi Kuveiller | ||
Editing by
| Ruggero Mastroianni | ||
Editorial Department
| Leda Bellini | ... | assistant editor |
| Pasquale Cuzzupoli | ... | color correctionist |
| Adriana Olasio | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Lorenzo Baraldi | ||
Set Decoration by
| Vincenzo Medusa | ||
| Ennio Michettoni | ||
Costume Design by
| Giuditta Mafai | ||
Makeup Department
| Franco Di Girolamo | ... | makeup artist |
| Vitaliana Patacca | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Antonio Colantuoni | ... | production manager |
| Francesco Giorgi | ... | production manager |
| Andrea Petricca | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mario Garriba | ... | second assistant director |
| Carlo Vanzina | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Raul Montesanti | ... | sound recordist (as Raoul Montesanti) |
| Roberto Moretti | ... | boom operator |
| Alberto Tinebra | ... | sound mixer |
| Italo Cameracanna | ... | foley artist (uncredited) / sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Antonio Annunziata | ... | second camera operator |
| Antonio Benetti | ... | still photographer (as Tonino Benetti) |
| Emilio Bestetti | ... | assistant camera |
| Sergio Coletta | ... | chief electrician |
| Sergio Emidi | ... | key grip |
| Luciano Graffigna | ... | assistant camera |
| Ubaldo Terzano | ... | camera operator |
| Silvano Tessicini | ... | assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Teresa Micocci | ... | seamstress |
Music Department
| Gianfranco Plenizio | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Margherita Reginato | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Gian Carlo Ciotti | ... | administrator |
| Francesca De Russis | ... | press attache (as Francesco De Russis) |
| Paolo Lombardo | ... | administrator |
| Alessandro Manetti | ... | consultant |
| Paolo Nebiolo | ... | production secretary |
| Luigi Riitano | ... | assistant administrator |
| Dante Biagioni | ... | voice dubbing: Mario Scarpetta (uncredited) |
| Roberto Del Giudice | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Corrado Gaipa | ... | voice dubbing: Bernard Blier (uncredited) |
| Antonio Guidi | ... | voice dubbing: Bernard Blier (uncredited) |
| John Marshall | ... | subtitle script and timing (uncredited) |
| Melina Martello | ... | voice dubbing: Olga Karlatos (uncredited) |
| Luciano Melani | ... | voice dubbing: Duilio Del Prete (uncredited) |
| Renzo Montagnani | ... | voice dubbing: Philippe Noiret (uncredited) |
| Renato Turi | ... | voice dubbing: Giorgio Iovine (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cineriz (1975) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Allied Artists Pictures (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1976) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cupido Films (1980) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- AMLF (1978) (France) (theatrical)
- Editora Europa (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Odeon (2005) (Greece) (DVD)
- Taurus Video (West Germany) (video) (unknown)
- Videocast (Brazil) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Necchi (a bar owner), Perozzi (a journalist), Melandri (an architect) and Mascetti (a broken nobleman) live in Florence. They have been friends since their youngest years and spend every free moment together organizing complex and terrible jokes to all the people they meet, or just wandering around Tuscany. One of these crazy trips ends up in the hospital run by military-like Professor Sassaroli. Melandri falls in love with his wife, and steals her from the husband, much to the delight of Sassaroli himself. The relationship won't last but the Professor becomes the fifth member of the team of friends, and jokes get even more complicated and powerful.
Written by Alessio F. Bragadini |
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| Taglines | They played together, they drank together, they whorekistand together and when the semiwattle was in crispation, they had a boobchik of a time! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie was supposed to be directed by Pietro Germi but he passed away in 1974. Mario Monicelli got on the helm of the movie but on the opening titles it is possible to read "A movie by Pietro Germi" as a tribute to the late director. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Interpreter of Black and White Films (2007). See more » |
| Quotes |
Luciano Perozzi:
But when will you grow up, dad, and stop acting like an idiot? Lello Mascetti: [narrates, voice over] I wondered if the idiot was I, who saw life like a game, or if it was he, who saw it like a prison. See more » |