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Boccaccio '70 (1962)

The first 3-act motion picture ever presented!

Genre : Romance, Fantasy, Comedy

Runtime : 3H 28M

Director : Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli
Writer : Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, Giovanni Arpino, Italo Calvino, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Cesare Zavattini

Synopsis

An anthology of four adult tales: a young couple tries to hide their marriage and the wife’s supposed pregnancy from their place of employment; a billboard photo of a scantily clad woman comes to life to torment the local censor; an aristocratic couple comes to terms with life and marriage after the domineering husband is caught visiting sex workers by the press; a lottery is held in which the prize is to spend the night with a beautiful woman.

Actors

Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg
Anita ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Peppino De Filippo
Peppino De Filippo
Dr. Antonio Mazzuolo ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Romy Schneider
Romy Schneider
Pupe ("Il lavoro")
Tomas Milian
Tomas Milian
Conte Ottavio ("Il lavoro")
Romolo Valli
Romolo Valli
Lawyer Zacchi ("Il lavoro")
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Zoe ("La Riffa")
Luigi Giuliani
Luigi Giuliani
Gaetano ("La Riffa")
Alfio Vita
Alfio Vita
Cuspet ("La Riffa")
Marisa Solinas
Marisa Solinas
Luciana ("Renzo e Luciana")
Germano Gilioli
Germano Gilioli
Renzo ("Renzo e Luciana")
Antonio Acqua
Antonio Acqua
Commendatore La Pappa ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Nando Angelini
Nando Angelini
Man Winning a Bottle ("La riffa") (uncredited)
Silvio Bagolini
Silvio Bagolini
Secretary of Monsignore ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Ciccio Barbi
Ciccio Barbi
Engineer in the Car ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Lars Bloch
Lars Bloch
Red Priest ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio") (uncredited)
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
(segment "Renzo e Luciana") (uncredited)
Donatella Della Nora
Donatella Della Nora
Donatella ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Isa Di Marzio
Isa Di Marzio
Narrator (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio") (voice)
Giacomo Furia
Giacomo Furia
Worker (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio") (uncredited)
Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma
Hercules (segment "La riffa") (uncredited)
Amedeo Girardi
Amedeo Girardi
(segment "Il lavoro") (uncredited)
Carlo Latimer
Carlo Latimer
Jazz musician (uncredited)
Valentino Macchi
Valentino Macchi
Friend of Man Winning a Bottle (segment "La riffa") (uncredited)
Dante Maggio
Dante Maggio
Foreman (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Eleonora Nagy
Eleonora Nagy
Cupido (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio") (uncredited)
Mario Passante
Mario Passante
Sacristan (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Polidor
Polidor
Foreman (uncredited)
Antonio Proietti
Antonio Proietti
Man in Church (uncredited)
Alfredo Rizzo
Alfredo Rizzo
Foreman (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien
Howard Nelson Rubien
Eating man (uncredited)
Carlo Sabatini
Carlo Sabatini
Cameo (uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli
Amerigo Santarelli
Worker (segment "Le tentazioni det dottor Antonio") (uncredited)
Archie Savage
Archie Savage
Black Tourist (uncredited)
Alberto Sorrentino
Alberto Sorrentino
Worker (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio") (uncredited)
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
Lawyer Alcamo (segment "Il lavoro") (uncredited)
Alfred Thomas
Alfred Thomas
American musician (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Egidio Ummarino
Egidio Ummarino
Man in church (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")

Crews

Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Director
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Director
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Screenplay
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Director
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Screenplay
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Otello Martelli
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Adriana Novelli
Adriana Novelli
Editor
Leo Catozzo
Leo Catozzo
Editor
Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Armando Nannuzzi
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Armando Trovajoli
Armando Trovajoli
Original Music Composer
Piero Umiliani
Piero Umiliani
Original Music Composer
Nino Rota
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Story
Giovanni Arpino
Giovanni Arpino
Screenplay
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino
Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Piero Gherardi
Piero Gherardi
Production Design
Ennio Flaiano
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay
Tullio Pinelli
Tullio Pinelli
Screenplay
Piero Zuffi
Piero Zuffi
Production Design
Piero Zuffi
Piero Zuffi
Costume Design
Mario Garbuglia
Mario Garbuglia
Production Design
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay
Elio Costanzi
Elio Costanzi
Production Design
Tonino Cervi
Tonino Cervi
Producer
Lucio Orlandini
Lucio Orlandini
Production Manager
Alfredo Melidoni
Alfredo Melidoni
Production Manager
Ugo Tucci
Ugo Tucci
Production Manager
Sante Chimirri
Sante Chimirri
Production Manager
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Idea
Goffredo Parise
Goffredo Parise
Co-Writer
Brunello Rondi
Brunello Rondi
Co-Writer
Piero Tosi
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Mario Maffei
Mario Maffei
Assistant Director
Sante Barelli
Sante Barelli
Scenic Artist

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