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.
Cast
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 Cefalù
Lando Buzzanca
Rosario Mulè
Pietro Tordi
Attorney De Marzi
Ugo Torrente
Don Calogero
Antonio Acqua
Priest
Bianca Castagnetta
Donna Matilde Cefalù
Giovanni Fassiolo
Don Ciccio Matara
Ignazio Roberto Daidone
Unknown
Francesco Nicastro
Unknown
Edy Nogara
Unknown
Renato Pinciroli
Unknown
Daniela Igliozzi
Unknown
Laura Tomiselli
Aunt Fifidda
Saro Arcidiacono
Dr. Talamone (uncredited)
Renzo Marignano
Communist Party Activist (uncredited)
Bruno Bertocci
Man in the Square (uncredited)
Pietro Fumelli
Judge (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
Woman in the Courtroom (uncredited)
Crew
Pietro Germi
Director, Screenplay, Story
Ennio De Concini
Screenplay, Story
Alfredo Giannetti
Screenplay, Story
Roberto Cinquini
Editor
Mario Morra
Assistant Editor
Sergio Montanari
Assistant Editor
Leonida Barboni
Director of Photography
Carlo Di Palma
Director of Photography
Renzo Marignano
First Assistant Director
Enzo Battaglia
Second Assistant Director
Carlo Bartolini
Production Supervisor
Alessandro Gori
Production Supervisor
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Carlo Egidi
Production Design
Arturo Zavattini
Camera Operator
Gastone Di Giovanni
Camera Operator
Aiace Parolin
Camera Operator
Alfredo Palmieri
Assistant Camera
Giovanni Ciarlo
Assistant Camera
Gianni Antinori
Assistant Camera
Dina Di Bari
Costume Design
Raffaele Cristini
Assistant Makeup Artist
Franco Freda
Makeup Artist
Fiorenzo Magli
Sound Engineer
Antonio Bramonti
Boom Operator
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Sergio Canevari
Set Decoration
Giovanni Checchi
Set Decoration
Divo Cavicchioli
Still Photographer
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Script Supervisor, Continuity
Guglielmo Colonna
Production Manager
Luigi Urbini
Conductor
Piero Speziali
Administration
Lamberto Pippia
Production Secretary
Rodolfo Frattaioli
Production Secretary
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