Sergente, the Guardian
At the end of the 19th century, in a little Italian village by a lake an old statue is recovered. Soon a series of crimes start and the superstitious people of the village believe that the statue carries an ancient malediction.
Maytha's Priest
Hercules, after sailing global waters is eventually shipwrecked in South America. After losing his Greek shipmates, Hercules is enlisted to overthrow a tyrannical king int he land of the Incas. Featuring scenic views of the mountains of the Andes.
Literary Critic #1 (segment "la parolaccia") (uncredited)
An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.
Aiutante di campo (uncredited)
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
A Man in a Car (uncredited)
Prestes a rodar sua próxima obra, o cineasta Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) ainda não tem idéia de como será o filme. Mergulhado em uma crise existencial e pressionado pelo produtor, pela mulher, pela amante e pelos amigos, ele se interna em uma estação de águas e passa a misturar o passado com o presente, ficção com realidade.
Direttore del carcere
March on Rome (Italian: La marcia su Roma) is a 1962 comedy film by Dino Risi with Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi, aimed at describing the March on Rome of Benito Mussolini's black shirts from the point of view of two newly recruited, naïve black shirts
Presidente del Tribunale (uncredited)
A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic, suffering from amnesia. After seeing his photo in the newspaper, Mrs. Ballerini realizes that he is her husband and brings him home; then Mrs. Polacich recognizes him as her husband.
Bored with her marriage, Franziska decides to travel to Venice.
Commendatore La Pappa ("Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Quatro diretores contam histórias de Eros para um Decameron dos anos 1970. 0:00:24 - Renzo e Luciana (Mario Monicelli) Os amantes da classe trabalhadora, Renzo e Luciana (Marisa Solinas), se casam, mas devem esconder isso do empregador. Além disso, eles precisam de um quarto próprio na casa dos pais. 0:44:50 - A Tentação do Dr. Antonio (Federico Fellini) Um cartaz de Anita Ekberg provocadoramente vendendo leite é um golpe na decência pública, mais do que o Dr. Antonio pode suportar. 1:39:37 - O Trabalho (Luchino Visconti) Romy Schneider é a esposa de um conde, cujas escapadas com call girls fazem as manchetes dos jornais, decide trabalhar para provar sua independência. Mas o que ela está qualificada para fazer? 2:34:45 - A Rifa (Vittorio De Sica) Sophia Loren é gerente de Estande de Tiro que deve impostos e se oferece por uma noite numa rifa. Um sacristão ingênuo e um criador de vacas ciumento completam o triângulo. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Priest
Um barão siciliano casado se apaixona por sua prima e promete casar com ela, mas como o divórcio é ilegal ele deve inventar um crime de adultério para acabar com sua esposa. Ferdinando Cefalù está desesperado por se casar com sua prima, Angela, mas ele já é casado com Rosalia e o divórcio é ilegal na Itália. Para contornar a lei, ele tenta persuadir sua esposa para ter um caso para que ele possa atraí-la e matá-la, pois ele sabe que receberá uma sentença leve por matar uma mulher adúltera. Ele convence um pintor a conquistar sua esposa para um caso amoroso, mas Rosalia prova ser mais fiel do que ele esperava. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
The Ragioniere with a New Car
An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.
Generale Pomilia
A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation.
The Mortgage Valuer
Emilia Bonelli is an overly ambitious and driven woman. This dominant personality trait has its effects on her henpecked husband Luigi, and her daughter Carla. Circumstances ultimately lead to the courtroom and an aloof judge in the persona of Andrea Morandi.
Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German police have to solve a recent robbery. Teo is a photographer looking for a pair of beautiful legs to participate in a photo contest. When he secretly takes a photo of Sabrina's legs, including the telltale moles, Sabrina has to get it back at any cost, something which brings her into dangerous proximity with the smitten Teo. Romance and assorted hijinx ensue.
Avvocato (uncredited)
Cencio, a roman pilferer, periodically is in prison. He meets Cesira that soon become his partner in crime. With Cesira's help Cencio try the big hit to a jewelery. But the lucky break is over.
Il commissario
Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation he is degraded and must accept a salary cut.
Holiday time in Corniolo, a resort 40 kilometres from Rome. In a recently opened hotel various characters sojourn and love stories begin and end.
Ing. Casamottola
In this comedy Alberto Sordi plays Rosario Scimoni, known as Sasà, an opportunistic and unscrupulous guy, nephew of the mayor of Catania, and he's always ready to take sides with anyone who can help him. He switches from socialism to fascism; he changes his political faith the same way he changes women. He even tries to found his own party.
Luisa Galli moves to Rome in search of a respectable job, but instead just finds a job as a waitress for the lawyer Giorgi
Signore (uncredited)
Based on real events, in Rome a lawyer is not sure whether to accept defending a lower-class worker wrongly accused of the murder of his girlfriend.
Movie Theatre Owner
By a twist of fate, the photogenic Milanese shop assistant, Clara Manni, gets the leading role in Italian movie producer Gianni Franchi's romantic drama, "Addio Signora", and becomes an overnight sensation in Rome.
A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
Um casal recém-casado chega a Roma para a lua-de-mel. O marido, Ivan, tem um tio muito influente na cidade, e conseguiu para os dois uma audiência com o Papa, além de ter vários planos turísticos programados. Porém, sua jovem esposa aproveita um momento de descanso para ir a uma produtora de fotonovelas entregar um presente para seu herói predileto, o Sheik Branco, que então a convida para ir ao set de filmagens, fora da cidade.