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.| Original Title: | Divorzio all'italiana |
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| Status: | Released (1961-12-20) |
| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 9 nominations total |
| Screen: | Alfredo Giannetti, Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi |
| Productions: | Galatea Film, Lux Film, Vides Cinematografica |
| Production Countries: | Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | Italiano |
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Casts
- 5676: Marcello Mastroianni - Ferdinando Cefalù
- 83461: Daniela Rocca - Rosalia Cefalù
- 34027: Stefania Sandrelli - Angela
- 14151: Leopoldo Trieste - Carmelo Patanè
- 85861: Odoardo Spadaro - Don Gaetano Cefalù
- 1052769: Margherita Girelli - Sisina
- 70174: Angela Cardile - Agnese Cefalù
Crews
- 95040: Pietro Germi - Director - Directing
- 29500: Carlo Rustichelli - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 938721: Alfredo Giannetti - Story - Writing
- 938721: Alfredo Giannetti - Screenplay - Writing
- 25316: Ennio De Concini - Story - Writing
- 25316: Ennio De Concini - Screenplay - Writing
- 95040: Pietro Germi - Story - Writing
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As a bizarre tribute to my mom on her 75th birthday and her 46-year-marriage to her only love, my father, who died in 2011, and to her subsequent loyalty and devotion, with stubborn refusal to even contemplate having another relationship, I decided to watch 'Divorce Italian Style'. I ....
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