Cast & Crew

Directed by

Luigi Comencini
(as Comenicini)
Nanni Loy
(as Loy)
Luigi Magni
(as Magni)
Mario Monicelli
(as Monicelli)
Ettore Scola
(as Scola)
Leonardo Benvenuti
(as Benvenuti) (credit only)
Piero De Bernardi
(as De Bernardi) (credit only)
Agenore Incrocci
(as Age) (credit only)
Ruggero Maccari
(as Maccari) (credit only)
Ugo Pirro
(as Pirro) (credit only)
Furio Scarpelli
(as Scarpelli) (credit only)

Writing Credits

Agenore Incrocci
(written by) (as Age) and
Leonardo Benvenuti
(written by) (as Benvenuti) and
Luigi Comencini
(written by) (as Comenicini) and
Piero De Bernardi
(written by) (as De Bernardi) and
Nanni Loy
(written by) (as Loy) and
Ruggero Maccari
(written by) (as Maccari) and
Luigi Magni
(written by) (as Magni) and
Mario Monicelli
(written by) (as Monicelli) and
Ugo Pirro
(written by) (as Pirro) and
Furio Scarpelli
(written by) (as Scarpelli) and
Ettore Scola
(written by) (as Scola)

Cast

Senta Berger
Mrs. Palese
Adolfo Celi
Commendatore Vladimiro Palese
Vittorio Gassman
CIA Agent / Inspector Tuttumpezzo
Nino Manfredi
Cardinal Felicetto de li Caprettari
Marcello Mastroianni
Paolo T. Fiume the TG3 Speaker
Ugo Tognazzi
General in Toilet / Menelao the Retired Railroad Supervisor
Paolo Villaggio
Prof. Ludwig Joseph Schmidt / Host of Disgraziometro Show
Felice Andreasi
Valet of Conclave
Carlo Bagno
Macaluso an Entrant to the Disgraziometro Show
Monica Guerritore
Assistant of Paolo T. Fiume
Gabriella Farinon
TV Host
Lucretia Love
English Teacher
Eros Pagni
Police Commissioner Pertinace
Mario Scaccia
Cardinal Piazza-Colonna
Luigi Uzzo
Police Officer
Giovannella Grifeo
Marina the TV Assistant
Umberto Amambrini
Man at TV Studio
Franco Angrisano
Police Sergeant
Gianfranco Barra
Columnist Nocella
Torindo Bernardi
City Council Lo Bove #2
Andrea Bosic
Bishop of Naples
Antonio Calò
Street Spectator
Azzolino Carrega
Party Guest
Carlo Cattaneo
Cardinal
Carlo Croccolo
Commissioner
Maria D'Incoronato
Announcer
Domenico Demitri
TV Game Show Audience Member
Angelo Lanza di Trabia
Old Judge
Franco Diogene
Grocer
Richard Dunne
Party Guest
Andréa Ferréol
Edwige the Maid of Caprettari
Luciano Foti
TG3 Employee
Sergio Graziani
Cardinal Cannaregio
Luigi Lenner
Caryatid in Full-Dress Uniform
Rocco Loschiavo
Recording Engineer
Valentino Macchi
Interviewer of the Judge
Renzo Marignano
TV Reporter in Milan
Camillo Milli
Captain La Pattuglia
Tony Morgan
Lance Corporal
Angelo Pellegrino
TV Reporter Maddaloni
Alberto Postorino
Crescenti
Giacomo Rizzo
TV Cameraman
Adriana Russo
Television Announcer
Amedeo Salamon
Party Guest
Franco Scandurra
Dean Cardinal
Oscar Sciamanna
TV Game Show Audience Member
Lamberto Solfa
Man Speaking with the Judge
Antonio Spinnato
Soldier
Luca Sportelli
City Council Lo Bove #4
Aldo Suligoj
Priest / Man Going to Switzerland (uncredited)
Maria Tedeschi
Caryatid
Tonino Tommasi
Cardinal
Max Turilli
Judge
Luciano Zanussi
Man Speaking with the Judge

Produced by

Franco Committeri
executive producer

Music by

Lucio Dalla
Giuseppe Mazzucca
Nicola Samale
Antonello Venditti

Cinematography by

Claudio Ragona
director of photography

Editing by

Amedeo Salfa

Production Design by

Lorenzo Baraldi
Lucia Mirisola
Luciano Spadoni

Set Decoration by

Riccardo Domenici
Massimo Tavazzi

Costume Design by

Lorenzo Baraldi
Lucia Mirisola
Luciano Spadoni

Makeup Department

Paolo Bambusi
hair stylist
Walter Cossu
makeup artist
Anna Cristofani
hair stylist
Adalgisa Favella
hair stylist
Franco Freda
makeup artist
Marcello Meniconi
makeup artist
Angelo Roncaioli
makeup artist
Fabrizio Sforza
makeup artist

Production Management

Lucio Bompani
production manager
Franco Committeri
unit manager
Arduino Mercuri
production supervisor
Gino Santarelli
production supervisor
Giorgio Scotton
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Luisa Alessandri
first assistant director
Ignazio Dolce
first assistant director
Francesco Laudadio
second assistant director
Massimo Patrizi
first assistant director
Rinaldo Ricci
first assistant director

Art Department

Luciano Argento
props
Luciano D'Achille
props
Gianni Fiumi
props
Goffredo Massetti
props
Roberta Tomassetti
assistant production designer

Sound Department

Rocco Loschiavo
boom operator (as Rocco Lo Schiavo)
Alberto Tinebra
sound mixer
Luciano Welisch
sound (as Luciano Welish)
Massimo Anzellotti
sound effects editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Roberto Allegretti
electrician
Alessandro Bastoni
assistant camera
Vasco Benucci
assistant camera
Divo Cavicchioli
still photographer
Paolo Cavicchioli
still photographer (as Paolo Maria Cavicchioli)
Francesco Cerboni
electrician
Renato Cinti
grip
Stefano Coletta
assistant camera
Gaetano Coniglio
electrician
Giorgio Di Battista
camera operator
Otello Diodato
gaffer
Alessio Gelsini Torresi
assistant camera (as Alessio Gelsini)
Pietro Marra
electrician
Teodorico Memé
grip
Bernardino Nardoni
grip
Sergio Palastro
grip
Angelo Pennoni
still photographer
Antonio Piselli
electrician
Roberto Pizzi
key grip
Ernesto Ricci
electrician
Romolo Romagnoli
grip
Sergio Rossi
grip

Animation Department

Chiappori
character designer: end credits (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Paola Comencini
assistant costume designer
Giampiero Grassi
seamstress
Vittoria Guaita
assistant costume designer
Carmen Pericolo
seamstress
Giulia Pietraforte
seamstress
Alessandra Pistella
seamstress

Editorial Department

Vincenza Caruso
second assistant editor
Luciana Scandroglio
assistant editor

Script and Continuity Department

Rita Agostini
continuity
Ilde Muscio
continuity

Additional Crew

Nestore Baratella
administrator
Vivien Boden
production secretary
Fausto Capozzi
administrator
Pietro Innocenti
administrator
Maria Ruhle
press agent (as Maria Rühle)
Franco Agostini
voice dubbing: Angelo Pellegrino (uncredited)
Mario Bardella
voice dubbing (uncredited)
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