Traffic Jam (1979)
Overview
A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 5.896 |
Directed By
Luigi Comencini
Crew
Mario Chiari
Nino Baragli
Paola Comencini
Anna Maria Clementelli
Silvio Clementelli
Enzo Eusepi
Fabrizio Sforza
Romano Checcacci
Ricky Tognazzi
Massimo Anzellotti
Roberto Arcangeli
Arno Mathes
Luigi Comencini
Vanda Pruni
Mario Mazzoni
Bruno Nicolai
Marcello Crescenzi
Luciano Vito
Antonio Scaramuzza
Luigi Patrizi
Claudio Maielli
Giuliano Maielli
Iole Cecchini
Elvira Tonini
Ennio Appetecchia
Lucilla Clementelli
Fiorenzo Carpi
Mario Della Torre
Antonio Cortés
Angelo Filippini
Raffaele Salvatore
Renato Ranieri
Ennio Guarnieri
Luigi Comencini
Ruggero Maccari
Bernardino Zapponi
Luigi Comencini
Juan Luis Buñuel
TOP CAST
Alberto Sordi
Dr. De Benedetti
Annie Girardot
Irène
Fernando Rey
Carlo
Patrick Dewaere
Mara's Lover
Ángela Molina
Martina
Harry Baer
Mario
Marcello Mastroianni
Marco Montefoschi
Stefania Sandrelli
Teresa
Ugo Tognazzi
Professor
Miou-Miou
Angela
Gérard Depardieu
Franco
Orazio Orlando
Ferreri
Giovannella Grifeo
Germana Gargiulo
Lino Murolo
Germana's Father
Ciccio Ingrassia
Sick Man in Ambulance
Francisco Algora
Ambulance Driver
Ferdinando Murolo
Mercedes Passenger
José María Prada
Ricardo, Mercedes Driver
José Vivó
Mercedes Passenger
Ernst Hannawald
Stefano
Nando Orfei
Montefoschi's Chauffeur Carloni
Eleonora Comencini
Girl in Taxi
Gianni Cavina
Pompeo, Teresa's Husband
José Sacristán
The Priest
Ester Carloni
Germana's Grandmother
Susy Lover
Brigida
Solvi Stübing
Blonde Model
Mariana Camara
Black Model
Enrico Ameri
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Aristide Caporale
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Mario Castaldi
Man Screaming for M. Montefoschi (uncredited)
Enrico Lorenzetti
Cyclist (uncredited)
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