Alfredo, Alfredo

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Alfredo, Alfredo
Directed byPietro Germi
Written byPietro Germi
Leonardo Benvenuti
Piero De Bernardi
Tullio Pinelli
Produced byGuglielmo Colonna
Starring
CinematographyAiace Parolin
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Distributed byCineriz (Italy)
Paramount (US)
Release dates
4 August 1972 (Italy)
17 December 1973 (US)
Running time
110 min (Italy)
98 min (US)
LanguageItalian

Alfredo, Alfredo is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi.

Plot

The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk living in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, who finds himself swept into dating and marrying a possessive woman, the stress he endures as her behavior in their marriage becomes increasingly domineering, and the obstacles he faces in leaving her for a more amenable woman, in a time when divorce was still illegal in Italy.

Cast

Production

The film was completely shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

Awards

References

  1. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2019. Archived
    from the original on 3 June 2017.

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