Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.
Cast
Diego Abatantuono
Umberto Melchiorri
Sergio Castellitto
Leone Della Rocca
Gérard Depardieu
Angelo Melchiorri
Antonella Attili
Giuditta Della Rocca
Claudio Bigagli
Commissario Collegiani
Sandra Collodel
Chiaretta, cameriera di casa Della Rocca
Augusto Fornari
Zio Peppino
Elio Germano
Paolo Della Rocca
Sabrina Impacciatore
Matilde
Eliana Miglio
Profumiera Di Veroli
Rolando Ravello
Ignazietto Paspinelli
Gioia Spaziani
Susanna Della Rocca
Anita Zagaria
Margherita Melchiorri
Simone Ascani
Lele Della Rocca
Walter Dragonetti
Pietruccio Melchiorri / Narratore
Federica Bonavolontà
Crispina, cameriera di casa Melchiorri
Emanuele Cerman
Sposino
Giorgio Colangeli
Vinaio Boccioni
Bruno Cariello
Profumiere Di Veroli
Mauro Cremonini
Unknown
Romina De Cicco
Unknown
Fausto Ennio Di Cesare
Maestro pianoforte
Ivonne Ekman
Susanna Della Rocca
Paola Giannetti
Portiera
Marina Giordana
Unknown
Carlo Molfese
Proprietario stabile
Giuliano Persico
Unknown
Emanuele Salce
Agente Tramontana
Jean-Claude Brialy
Mattia Della Rocca
Claude Rich
Conte Treuberg
Pasquale Esposito
(uncredited)
Fabio Ferrari
(uncredited)
Crew
Ettore Scola
Director, Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay, Story
Silvia Scola
Screenplay
Giacomo Scarpelli
Screenplay
Raimondo Crociani
Editor
Barbara Broglio
Assistant Editor
Maria Antonietta Tota
Assistant Editor
Franco Di Giacomo
Director of Photography
Stefano Giovannini
Colorist
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani
First Assistant Director
Dino Giarrusso
Second Assistant Director
Ludovica Barbieri
Second Assistant Director
Francesca Polic Greco
Second Assistant Director
Simone Pontecorvo
Second Assistant Director
Franco Committeri
Producer
Giorgio Scotton
Line Producer
Luciano Ricceri
Production Design
Cinzia Lo Fazio
Production Design
Roberto Marsigli
Camera Operator
Jenny Tamburi
Casting
Susanna Soro
Assistant Costume Designer
Sergio Ballo
Assistant Costume Designer
Maria Erminia Melato
Assistant Costume Designer
Silvia Canton
Assistant Costume Designer
Milena Sansò
Assistant Costume Designer
Odette Nicoletti
Costume Design
Mirella Ginnoto
Hair Department Head
Giorgio Capogrosso
Hairstylist
Placida Crapanzano
Hairstylist
Franco Freda
Makeup Department Head
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Makeup Department Head, Makeup Artist
Ermanno Spera
Makeup Artist
Roberto Cappannelli
Sound Mixer
Corrado Volpicelli
Sound
Andrea Petrucci
Sound
Stefano Di Fiore
Foley Artist
Fabio Cassandra
Foley Artist
Luigi Tota
Foley Artist
Paolo Battisti
ADR Editor
Massimo Nespoli
Special Effects
Fabrizio Storaro
VFX Supervisor
Fabio D'Angella
Visual Effects Producer
Armando Trovajoli
Original Music Composer
Massimo Aversano
Accountant
Cristina Sparanide
Accountant
Ezio Di Monte
Set Decoration
Atos Mastrogirolamo
Set Decoration
Barbara Di Monte
Assistant Set Decoration
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Roberto Biciocchi
Still Photographer
Marta Spedaletti
Still Photographer
Iole Natoli
Script Supervisor
Corrado Rizzo
Digital Effects Supervisor
Antonio Borea
Property Master
Claudio Villa
Property Master
Luigi D'Atrio
Assistant Property Master
Daniele Voccia
Assistant Production Design
Simona Scopetti
Assistant Production Design
Alberto Emidi
Key Grip
Valerio Garzia
Gaffer
Paolo Nigrelli
Production Manager
Emanuela Curatolo
Seamstress
Franca Rotondo
Seamstress
Giacoma Mellini
Seamstress
Maria Luisa Tumino
Seamstress
Giuseppe Tagliavini
Title Designer
Andrea Passalacqua
Unit Manager
Gian Luca Rizzo
Digital Compositor
Gianfranco Morra
Administration
Maurizio Baratella
Production Secretary
Stefano Carbutti
Production Secretary
Gian Battista Angelucci
Production Secretary
Rodolfo Calascibetta
Leadman
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