Divorce Italian Style (1961)
Overview
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 9.146 |
Directed By
Pietro Germi
Crew
Pietro Germi
Ennio De Concini
Pietro Germi
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Carlo Rustichelli
Ennio De Concini
Franco Freda
Arturo Zavattini
Gastone Di Giovanni
Alfredo Giannetti
Pietro Germi
Divo Cavicchioli
Alfredo Giannetti
Aiace Parolin
Guglielmo Colonna
Mario Morra
Fiorenzo Magli
Sergio Montanari
Sergio Canevari
Luigi Urbini
Antonio Bramonti
Leonida Barboni
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Piero Speziali
Lamberto Pippia
Raffaele Cristini
Alfredo Palmieri
Giovanni Ciarlo
Rodolfo Frattaioli
Carlo Bartolini
Enzo Battaglia
Renzo Marignano
Giovanni Checchi
Alessandro Gori
Gianni Antinori
Carlo Di Palma
Franco Cristaldi
Carlo Egidi
Dina Di Bari
Roberto Cinquini
TOP CAST
Marcello Mastroianni
Ferdinando Cefalù
Daniela Rocca
Rosalia Cefalù
Stefania Sandrelli
Angela
Leopoldo Trieste
Carmelo Patanè
Odoardo Spadaro
Don Gaetano Cefalù
Margherita Girelli
Sisina
Angela Cardile
Agnese Cefalù
Lando Buzzanca
Rosario Mulè
Pietro Tordi
Attorney De Marzi
Ugo Torrente
Don Calogero
Antonio Acqua
Priest
Bianca Castagnetta
Donna Matilde Cefalù
Giovanni Fassiolo
Don Ciccio Matara
Laura Tomiselli
Aunt Fifidda
Saro Arcidiacono
Dr. Talamone (uncredited)
Renzo Marignano
Communist Party Activist (uncredited)
Bruno Bertocci
Man in the Square (uncredited)
Pietro Fumelli
Judge (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
Woman in the Courtroom (uncredited)
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