The Story of a Poor Young Man (1995)
Overview
Two neighbors, young Vincenzo and old Mr. Bartoloni, are utterly unhappy. On the one hand Vincenzo must lead a miserable and frustrating life as he cannot find any regular job, despite his Arts degree. On the other hand, Mr. Bartoloni is fed up with his despotic wife: the woman who used to be a beautiful artist is now a fat and shabby drunkard. The two men meet on a particularly sad night and, during an outburst Mr. Bartoloni asks Vincenzo to help him to get rid of his wife by simulating an accident with the promise of a considerable amount of money. At night Vincenzo can't sleep: Mr. Bartoloni wasn't joking and he is in a desperate need for money...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 2.259 |
Directed By
Ettore Scola
Crew
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola
Giacomo Scarpelli
Ettore Scola
Silvia Scola
Armando Trovajoli
Luciano Ricceri
Ezio Di Monte
Enrico Sabbatini
Simonetta Leoncini
Franco Di Giacomo
Stefano Coletta
Lorenzo Tovoli
Gaetano Carito
Benito Alchimede
Amanzio Todini
Raimondo Crociani
Giorgio Scotton
Carlos Pasini Hansen
Franco Committeri
Luciano Ricceri
Franco Rufini
Carlo Barucci
Giuseppe Sorrentino
Gianfranco Morra
Salvatore Giliberto
Francesco Lattuada
Barbara Scotton
Fabio Laureti
Antonio Di Lorenzo
Roberta Bianchi
Francesca D'Antoni
Martina Monicelli
Maria Raffaella Faggiano
Emanuela Naccarati
Rodolfo Calascibetta
Roberto Magagnini
Mauro Anzelotti
Roberto Emidi
Bruno Angeletti
Valerio Garzia
Danilo Sterbini
TOP CAST
Rolando Ravello
Vincenzo Persico
André Dussollier
Sostituto Procuratore Moscati
Alberto Sordi
Bartoloni
Isabella Ferrari
Andreina
Mario Carotenuto
Sig. Pieralisi
Renato De Carmine
Avvocato Cantini
Gianfelice Imparato
Assistente Moscati
Sara Franchetti
Madre di Vincenzo
Aida Billarelli
Karline
Nathalie Caldonazzo
Ananas
Gloria Sirabella
Marcella
Gea Martire
Testimone
Barbara D'Urso
Madre dello studente
Enzo Monteduro
Di Peggio
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