Giulio has a faithful wife and a true friend, but he is convinced that only with money can one be happy. So he devotes himself to dangerous real estate speculation in Sardinia, even though he does not have the capital to deal with it. To find the necessary money, he is willing to give up even his dignity. And slowly, he alienates his most beloved ones from himself....
Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Giulio Ceriani
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Sergio
Anouk Aimée
Laura Ceriani
Riccardo Garrone
Ex Fidanzato di Laura
Maria Grazia Spina
Diana
Umberto D'Orsi
Il fascista capitalista
Leopoldo Trieste
Grassi
Gastone Moschin
Il Cognato di Giulio
Cristina Gaïoni
Maria
Filippo Scelzo
Berto
Mino Doro
Unknown
Carlo Kechler
Unknown
Meri Welles
Tatiana (as Mery Welles)
Annie Gorassini
Marisa
Carlo Bagno
Varelli
Franca Polesello
Carla
Ugo Attanasio
Unknown
Daniele Vargas
Il principale di Laura
Elisabetta Velinska
Elena
Armando Bandini
Romanelli (uncredited)
Thea Fleming
(uncredited)
Crew
Mauro Morassi
Director
Ettore Scola
Screenplay, Story
Ruggero Maccari
Screenplay, Story
Maurizio Lucidi
Editor
Alessandro D'Eva
Director of Photography
Vana Caruso
First Assistant Director
Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer
Ugo Pericoli
Production Design, Costume Design
Sergio D'Offizi
Camera Operator
Otello Sisi
Makeup Artist
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Arrigo Breschi
Set Decoration
Grazia Baldanello
Script Supervisor
Pio Angeletti
Production Manager
Umberto Santoni
Unit Manager
Mario D'Alessio
Production Secretary
