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Why (1971)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Nanni Loy
Writer : Sergio Amidei, Emilio Sanna

Synopsis

Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Switzerland, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?

Actors

Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi
Giuseppe Di Noi
Elga Andersen
Elga Andersen
Ingrid
Andrea Aureli
Andrea Aureli
Guardia
Nazzareno Natale
Nazzareno Natale
Saverio Guardascione
Michele Gammino
Michele Gammino
Don Paolo
Lino Banfi
Lino Banfi
Direttore del carcere di Sagunto
Luca Sportelli
Luca Sportelli
Agente del carcere di Sagunto
Tano Cimarosa
Tano Cimarosa
Agente del carcere di Sagunto
Silvio Spaccesi
Silvio Spaccesi
Maresciallo carcere di Sagunto
Giovanni Pallavicino
Giovanni Pallavicino
Brigadiere Saporito del carcere di Sagunto
Antonio Casagrande
Antonio Casagrande
Giudice
Gianni Bonagura
Gianni Bonagura
Avvocato Sallustio Giordana
Giuseppe Anatrelli
Giuseppe Anatrelli
detenuto Rosario Scalia
Mario Brega
Mario Brega
Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
Mario Pisu
Mario Pisu
Psichiatra
Gianfranco Barra
Gianfranco Barra
Nello Appodia
Nello Appodia
detenuto ammanettato insieme ad Alberto Sordi
Fulvio Mingozzi
Fulvio Mingozzi
Mingozzi, una guardia carceraria
Antonio Spaccatini
Antonio Spaccatini
cancelliere del giudice
Sergio Gibello
Sergio Gibello
carabiniere che traduce Di Noi in carcere
Nino Formicola
Nino Formicola

Crews

Nanni Loy
Nanni Loy
Director
Sergio D'Offizi
Sergio D'Offizi
Director of Photography
Franco Fraticelli
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Gianni Polidori
Gianni Polidori
Production Design
Gianni Hecht Lucari
Gianni Hecht Lucari
Producer
Franco Lo Cascio
Franco Lo Cascio
First Assistant Director
Giovanni Bergamini
Giovanni Bergamini
Camera Operator
Enrico Lucidi
Enrico Lucidi
Assistant Camera
Anna Maria Montanari
Anna Maria Montanari
Script Supervisor
Agostino Pane
Agostino Pane
Unit Manager
Paolo Vandini
Paolo Vandini
Production Secretary
Pierluigi Leonardi
Pierluigi Leonardi
Assistant Editor
Luigi Zita
Luigi Zita
Assistant Editor
Claudio Saraceni
Claudio Saraceni
Production Accountant
Massimo Iabone
Massimo Iabone
Sound
Mario Amari
Mario Amari
Sound Mixer
Franco Rufini
Franco Rufini
Makeup Artist
Marcella Favella
Marcella Favella
Hairstylist
Sergio Amidei
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay
Emilio Sanna
Emilio Sanna
Screenplay
Dino Leonetti
Dino Leonetti
Set Decoration
Marisa Crimi
Marisa Crimi
Costume Design
Bruna Parmesan
Bruna Parmesan
Costume Design
Renato Jaboni
Renato Jaboni
Production Manager
Carlo Rustichelli
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Bruno Nicolai
Bruno Nicolai
Conductor
Fausto Saraceni
Fausto Saraceni
Executive Producer
Rodolfo Sonego
Rodolfo Sonego
Story

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