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 | 3.274 |
Directed By
Ettore Scola
Crew
Giacomo Scarpelli
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola
Gaetano Carito
Carlos Pasini Hansen
Luciano Ricceri
Barbara Scotton
Armando Trovajoli
Ezio Di Monte
Salvatore Giliberto
Francesca D'Antoni
Emanuela Naccarati
Roberto Magagnini
Roberto Emidi
Silvia Scola
Simonetta Leoncini
Raimondo Crociani
Giorgio Scotton
Gianfranco Morra
Amanzio Todini
Fabio Laureti
Antonio Di Lorenzo
Roberta Bianchi
Rodolfo Calascibetta
Enrico Sabbatini
Stefano Coletta
Franco Committeri
Franco Rufini
Franco Di Giacomo
Benito Alchimede
Maria Raffaella Faggiano
Mauro Anzelotti
Giuseppe Sorrentino
Danilo Sterbini
Valerio Garzia
Francesco Lattuada
Lorenzo Tovoli
Luciano Ricceri
Carlo Barucci
Martina Monicelli
Bruno Angeletti
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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