A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Professor
Silvana Mangano
Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Helmut Berger
Konrad Huebel
Claudia Marsani
Lietta Brumonti
Stefano Patrizi
Stefano
Elvira Cortese
Erminia
Philippe Hersent
Doorman
Guy Tréjan
Art Dealer
Jean-Pierre Zola
Blanchard
Umberto Raho
Police Inspector Bernai
Enzo Fiermonte
Police Inspector
Romolo Valli
Michelli
George Clatot
Unknown
Valentino Macchi
Unknown
Vittorio Fanfoni
Unknown
Lorenzo Piani
Unknown
Margherita Horowitz
Maid
Claudia Cardinale
Professor's Wife (uncredited)
Dominique Sanda
Professor's Mother (uncredited)
Crew
Luchino Visconti
Director, Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Enrico Medioli
Screenplay, Story
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Lea Mazzocchi
Assistant Editor
Alfredo Menchini
Assistant Editor
Pasqualino De Santis
Director of Photography
Albino Cocco
First Assistant Director
Louise Vincent
Second Assistant Director
Giorgio Treves
Second Assistant Director
Alessio Girotti
Second Assistant Director
Giovanni Bertolucci
Producer
Mario Garbuglia
Production Design
Nino Cristiani
Camera Operator
Mario Cimini
Camera Operator
Adolfo Bartoli
Assistant Camera
Marcello Mastrogirolamo
Assistant Camera
Gianni Maddaleni
Assistant Camera
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Yves Saint Laurent
Costume Design
Vera Marzot
Costume Design
Aldo Signoretti
Hairstylist
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Eligio Trani
Makeup Artist
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Claudio Maielli
Sound
Decio Trani
Boom Operator
Eros Bacciucchi
Special Effects
Giovanni Bacciucchi
Special Effects
Franco Mannino
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Carlo Gervasi
Set Decoration
Dario Simoni
Set Decoration
Alvaro Belsole
Construction Manager
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Renata Franceschi
Script Supervisor
Nazzareno Piana
Assistant Production Design
Ferdinando Giovannoni
Assistant Production Design
Aldo Colanzi
Key Grip
Luciano Leoni
Gaffer
Lucio Trentini
Production Manager
Maria Fanetti
Seamstress
Giuseppina Delli Carpini
Seamstress
Federico Tocci
Unit Manager
Remo Stampiggioni
Administration
Enzo Lucarini
Administration
Federico Starace
Production Secretary
Renato Massimiani
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