Italy · 1962 · 35 mm · Black and White · 102' · o.v. Italian
A Sicilian living in Milan returns to Sicily for a vacation. The local godfather asks him a favor he can’t refuse. “It’s the story of a character, of cowardice, of fear: I took a prototype in order to analyze and expose it. Sordi has moments of sublime truth”. (A. Lattuada)
Director
Alberto Lattuada
Screenplay
Bruno Caruso, Furio Scarpelli, Marco Ferreri, Rafael Atzcona
Cast
Alberto Sordi, Carmelo Oliviero, Gabriella Conti, Norma Bengell, Ugo Attanasio
Cinematography
Armando Nannuzzi
Editing
Nino Baragli
Music
Piero Piccioni
Production
Compagnia Cinematografica Antonio Cervi and Dino de Laurentiis
International sales
Studio Canal France
Cinecittá Luce