Divorce Italian Style (1961) Italy
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Director:Germi, Pietro, Mastroianni, Marcello, Rocca, Daniela, Sandrelli, Stefania, Spadaro, Odoardo, Trieste, Leopoldo
Studio:Lux Film
Writer:Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi
Rating:8.1 (4,640 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:037429202524
Awards:Won Oscar, Another 8 wins & 6 nominations
Genre:Italian films
IMDb:0055913
Duration:1:44:00
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Italian
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300008990
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Germi, Pietro, Mastroianni, Marcello, Rocca, Daniela, Sandrelli, Stefania, Spadaro, Odoardo, Trieste, Leopoldo  ...  (Director)
Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi  ...  (Writer)
 
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
Lando Buzzanca  ...  Rosario Mulè
Pietro Tordi  ...  Attorney De Marzi
Ugo Torrente  ...  Don Calogero
Antonio Acqua  ...  Priest
Bianca Castagnetta  ...  Donna Matilde Cefalù
Giovanni Fassiolo  ...  
Ignazio Roberto Daidone  ...  
Francesco Nicastro  ...  
Summary: Baron Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) longs to marry his nubile cousin Angela, but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia. His solution? Since divorce is illegal, he will devise a scenario wherein he can catch his spouse in the arms of another and murder her to save his honor-a lesser offense. Criterion is proud to present director Pietro Germi's hilarious and cutting satire of Italy's hypocritical judicial system and male-dominated culture, winner of the 1962 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, in a two-disc DVD edition that also features a documentary on the director, new interviews with the actors and screenwriter, screen-test footage, and more.