An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Cast
Nino Manfredi
Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
Johnny Dorelli
Italian Industrialist
Anna Karina
Elena
Paolo Turco
Gianni
Ugo D'Alessio
Pietro
Tano Cimarosa
Gigi
Gianfranco Barra
The turk
Giorgio Cerioni
Police Inspector
Francesco D'Adda
Rudiger
Umberto Raho
Jacques, the Maitre
Geoffrey Copleston
Boegli
Federico Scrobogna
Grigory
Max Delys
Renzo
Giorgio Dolfin
Paolo
Nelide Giammarco
The Blonde
Crew
Franco Brusati
Director, Screenplay, Story
Jaja Fiastri
Screenplay
Nino Manfredi
Screenplay
Mario Morra
Editor
Sandro Broglio
Assistant Editor
Luciano Tovoli
Director of Photography
Rinaldo Ricci
First Assistant Director
Francesco Lessona
Second Assistant Director
Turi Vasile
Executive Producer
Maurizio Lodi-Fè
Producer
Alfredo Mirabile
Line Producer
Luigi Scaccianoce
Production Design
Nino Cristiani
Camera Operator
Romano Albani
Camera Operator
Enrico Priori
First Assistant Camera
Michele Picciaredda
First Assistant Camera
Alessandro Grossi
Second Assistant Camera
Guido Patrizio
Costume Design
Giancarlo De Leonardis
Hairstylist
Otello Sisi
Makeup Artist
Lino Messina
Sound Mixer
Franco Bassi
Sound Mixer
Claudio Maielli
Sound
Decio Trani
Boom Operator
Roberto Arcangeli
Foley Artist
Daniele Patucchi
Original Music Composer
Bruno Cesari
Set Decoration
Laura Currelli
Script Supervisor
Paolo Biagetti
Assistant Production Design
Paolo De Andreis
Production Manager
Adalberto Spadoni
Administration
Giovanni Bernardi
Production Secretary
Giuseppe Bruno Bossio
Production Secretary
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