Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, a cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often goes to communist rallies, and enjoys the filthy beaches of Ostia. Will the hostile environment pave a way to jealousy?
Cast
Marcello Mastroianni
Oreste
Monica Vitti
Adelaide
Giancarlo Giannini
Nello
Manuel Zarzo
Ugo
Marisa Merlini
Silvana
Juan Diego
Antonio's Son, Diego's son
Fernando Sánchez Polack
District Head of Communist Party
Hércules Cortés
Ambleto di Meo
Gioia Desideri
Adelaide's friend
Bruno Scipioni
pizzeria worker
Josefina Serratosa
Antonia
Giuseppe Maffioli
Oreste's lawyer
Corrado Gaipa
Presidente del Tribunale
Paola Natale
fioraio
Brizio Montinaro
Unknown
Nerina Montagnani
Unknown
Angelo Casadei
Unknown
Nestore Cavaricci
Unknown
Augusta Di Vincenzi
Woman at market (uncredited) / Hospital visitor (uncredited)
Crew
Ettore Scola
Director, Screenplay
Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay
Alberto Gallitti
Editor
Carlo Di Palma
Director of Photography
Giorgio Scotton
Assistant Director
Pio Angeletti
Producer
Adriano De Micheli
Producer
Luciano Ricceri
Production Design
Alberto Spagnoli
Camera Operator
Ezio Altieri
Costume Design
Ada Palombi
Hair Designer
Giuseppe Banchelli
Makeup Artist
Nilo Jacoponi
Makeup Artist
Vittorio Massi
Sound Designer, Sound
Gianni D'Amico
Sound Mixer
Mario Morigi
Sound Mixer
Armando Trovajoli
Music
Santiago Ontañón
Set Decoration
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