Traffic Jam

Traffic Jam (1979)

Released: 1979-01-12 Duration: 2hr 1min
Genres: Drama Comedy
Rating 6.8

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.

Production Companies

Gaumont International
Clesi Cinematografica
Greenwich Film Production
José Frade
Albatros Filmproduktion
Filmédis

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language it
Popularity 2.614

Directed By

Luigi Comencini

Crew

Costume Design
Paola Comencini
Sound Effects Editor
Massimo Anzellotti
Makeup Artist
Fabrizio Sforza
Editor
Nino Baragli
Set Decoration
Enzo Eusepi
Production Design
Mario Chiari
Sound Recordist
Arno Mathes
Sound Mixer
Romano Checcacci
Assistant Director
Ricky Tognazzi
Sound Effects
Roberto Arcangeli
Director
Luigi Comencini
Conductor
Bruno Nicolai
Set Designer
Antonio Cortés
Hairstylist
Luciano Vito
Assistant Camera
Antonio Scaramuzza
Costume Assistant
Vanda Pruni
Camera Operator
Renato Ranieri
Production Supervisor
Mario Della Torre
Production Secretary
Luigi Patrizi
Still Photographer
Mario Mazzoni
Production Manager
Marcello Crescenzi
Hairstylist
Iole Cecchini
Script Supervisor
Lucilla Clementelli
Boom Operator
Giuliano Maielli
Second Unit Director of Photography
Angelo Filippini
Administration
Raffaele Salvatore
Original Music Composer
Fiorenzo Carpi
Production Secretary
Ennio Appetecchia
Assistant Editor
Elvira Tonini
Screenplay
Ruggero Maccari
Screenplay
Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay
Luigi Comencini
Director of Photography
Ennio Guarnieri
Second Unit Director
Juan Luis Buñuel

TOP CAST

Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi

Dr. De Benedetti

Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere

Mara's Lover

Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni

Marco Montefoschi

Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi

Professor

Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou

Angela

Giovannella Grifeo
Giovannella Grifeo

Germana Gargiulo

Lino Murolo
Lino Murolo

Germana's Father

Ciccio Ingrassia
Ciccio Ingrassia

Sick Man in Ambulance

Francisco Algora
Francisco Algora

Ambulance Driver

Ferdinando Murolo
Ferdinando Murolo

Mercedes Passenger

José María Prada
José María Prada

Ricardo, Mercedes Driver

José Vivó
José Vivó

Mercedes Passenger

Nando Orfei
Nando Orfei

Montefoschi's Chauffeur Carloni

Eleonora Comencini
Eleonora Comencini

Girl in Taxi

Gianni Cavina
Gianni Cavina

Pompeo, Teresa's Husband

José Sacristán
José Sacristán

The Priest

Ester Carloni
Ester Carloni

Germana's Grandmother

Susy Lover
Susy Lover

Brigida

Solvi Stübing
Solvi Stübing

Blonde Model

Mariana Camara
Mariana Camara

Black Model

Enrico Ameri
Enrico Ameri

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Aristide Caporale
Aristide Caporale

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Mario Castaldi
Mario Castaldi

Man Screaming for M. Montefoschi (uncredited)

Enrico Lorenzetti
Enrico Lorenzetti

Cyclist (uncredited)

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