Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.
Cast
Harvey Keitel
Leone
Giancarlo Giannini
Guastamacchia
Elide Melli
Vipera
Larissa Volpentesta
Rosetta child
Annalisa Schettino
Rosetta adult
Rosario Ainnusa
Fortunato
Paolo Pini
Luca
Goffredo Fofi
Unknown
Maria Rosa Sapienza
Unknown
Olimpia Carlisi
Unknown
Nadia Carlomagno
Unknown
Michele Lo Foco
Unknown
Maurizio Nicolosi
maniscalco
Crew
Sergio Citti
Director, Screenplay, Story
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay, Story
Ugo De Rossi
Editor
Alessandra Pagani
Assistant Editor
Simone Broglio
Assistant Editor
Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography
Francesca Del Sette
First Assistant Director
Riccardo Marchesini
Second Assistant Director
Elide Melli
Producer
Andrea Crisanti
Production Design
Fabio Lanciotti
Camera Operator
Alessio Bastianelli
First Assistant Camera
Ezio Maria Bruno
Assistant Costume Designer
Alberto Verso
Costume Design
Grazia De Rossi
Hair Department Head
Vincenzo Cardella
Hairstylist
Alessandra Molinari
Hairstylist
Luigi Rocchetti
Makeup Department Head
Jana Carboni
Makeup Artist
Federica Iacoponi
Makeup Artist
Angelo Raguseo
Sound Mixer
Mario Dallimonti
Sound
Andrea Dallimonti
Boom Operator
Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer
Claudio Marani
Music Editor
Simona Migliotti
Set Decoration
Umberto Montiroli
Still Photographer
Maria Raffaella Russo
Script Supervisor
Flavia Toso
Script Supervisor
Carlo Rescigno
Assistant Production Design
Pietro Fabbri
Key Grip
Nazzareno Brescini
Gaffer
Giovanni Ligato
Production Manager
Verena Baldeo
Production Manager
Loredana Manili
Unit Manager
Antonio De Santis
Unit Manager
Giancarlo Tumino
Unit Manager
Ennio Pontis
Administration
