"AN UTTER BLAST! ALMOST A FILM FESTIVAL UNTO ITSELF!"
— A.O. Scott, The New York Times
"AN UTTER BLAST! ALMOST A FILM FESTIVAL UNTO ITSELF!"
— A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Italy, 1962
Director: Alberto Lattuada
Producer: Antonio Cerbi
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell, Gabriella Conti
Screenwriter: Rafael Azcona, Marco Ferreri, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli
Based on a story by Bruno Caruso
Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi
Music: Piero Piccioni
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Running Time: 99 minutes
Synopsis:
Antonio (Alberto Sordi) returns to Sicily with his Northern wife to find that he must fulfill a decades-old oath.
"Scandalously entertaining!"
— Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
"FILLED WITH DELICIOUS TOUCHES! Great comic acting, brilliant scriptwriting, a terrific music score, vibrant direction! A MASTERWORK!"
— Phillip Lopate, Film Comment
"ODD AND WONDERFUL!
A unique experience!"
— Jim Emerson, Chicago Sun-Times