Naples, 1959. Pure Mathematics professor Renato Caccioppoli, Bakunin's grandson, is a tortured soul. Recently discharged from the psychiatric hospital, left by his wife, and increasingly disillusioned with academia and the Communist Party, he lives his last days with painful detachment.
Cast
Carlo Cecchi
Renato Caccioppoli
Anna Bonaiuto
Anna
Renato Carpentieri
Luigi Caccioppoli
Toni Servillo
Pietro
Antonio Neiwiller
Don Simplicio
Licia Maglietta
Emilia
Fulvia Carotenuto
Lina
Roberto De Francesco
Leonardo
Andrea Renzi
Leo
Alessandra D'Elia
Stella
Annalisa Foà
Adele
Lucio Amelio
The Marquis
Vera Lombardi
Maria Bakunin
Lucio Allocca
PCI Leader
Toni Bertorelli
Antonio Alcamo
Nicola Di Pinto
PCI Leader
Franco Javarone
Gentleman (as Franco Iavarone)
Antonino Iuorio
Ferdinando, a journalist
Nello Mascia
PCI Senator
Enzo Moscato
Biondino
Vincenzo Salemme
PCI Activist
Enzo Salomone
Mathematician
Mario Santella
Anarchist
Sergio Solli
Magistrate
Tonino Taiuti
Roberto, a journalist
Pasquale Zito
Man in the waiting room
Ferdinando Sirignano
Man in the waiting room
Anna Annunziata
Woman in the waiting room
Carlo Di Maio
Cop
Antonio Caldarella
Cop
Beniamino Femiano
Professor
Cesare Accetta
Assistant
Gianfranco Campo
Student
Raffaele Di Florio
Student
Gloria Migliaccio
Student
Michele Moscariello
Student
Maurizio Bizzi
Allocca, the janitor
Michele Lauri
O' Turrese, the beggar
Angelo Bove
Bellhop
Agostino Chiummariello
Bellhop
Rosa Badino
Donna Teresa, the porter
Francesca Amitrano
Child
Donna Esposito
Child
Uta Zulke
German Girl
Gino Curcione
Femminiello
Gennaro Aubry
Femminiello
Emilio Massa
Femminiello
Tonino Ricchezza
Femminiello
Arturo Cirillo
Mario, a student
Peppe Bosone
Peppe, the innkeeper
Maria Izzo
Assunta, the innkeeper
Max Vajro
Dean
Mario Franco
Other Professor
Alberto Iuorio
Other Professor
Giovanni Polara
Other Professor
Luciana Zazzera
Wine Table Girl
Giuliana Gargiulo
Woman at Teatro San Carlo
Tullia Matania
Virginia
Francesco Ruotolo
Giuseppe, a worker
Attilio Majolo
Don Nicola, the car parking attendant
Livia Patrizi
Examined Student
Francesco Biscione
Examined Student
Tonino Di Meglio
Marquis' Butler
Marco Manchisi
Undertaker
Antonello Cossia
Undertaker
Mario Porfito
Porter
Salvatore Felaco
Porter
Lello Salvatori
Giustino Sforza
Guido Donatoni
Lawyer
Francesco Cutillo
Lawyer
Pinotto Merlino
Gentleman
Lello Serao
Graveyard Director
Patrizio Rispo
Stefanini
Vanni Baiano
Anarchist
Crew
Mario Martone
Director, Screenplay, Story
Fabrizia Ramondino
Screenplay, Story
Jacopo Quadri
Editor
Carlotta Cristiani
Assistant Editor
Ilaria Fraioli
Assistant Editor
Luca Bigazzi
Director of Photography
Pasquale Mari
Assistant Director of Photography
Alessandro Dionisio
First Assistant Director
Costanza Boccardi
Second Assistant Director
Alessandro Scippa
Assistant Director
Raffaele Di Florio
Assistant Director
Angelo Curti
Producer
Antonietta De Lillo
Associate Producer
Giorgio Magliulo
Associate Producer
Claudio Vecchio
Line Producer
Giancarlo Muselli
Production Design
Alfonso Vicari
First Assistant Camera
Gian Enrico Bianchi
Second Assistant Camera
Maria Pennacchio
Assistant Costume Designer
Metella Raboni
Costume Design
Rita Mazzanti
Makeup Artist
Bruno Scucces
Makeup Artist
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Hubert Nijhuis
Sound
Michele Campanella
Original Music Composer
Daghi Rondanini
Music Consultant
Anna Tramontano
Production Accountant
Paola Simone
Accountant
Frazer Laing
Set Decoration
Cesare Accetta
Still Photographer
Carlo Sbordone
Script Consultant
Valia Santella
Script Supervisor
Sergio Marra
Public Relations
Giuseppe Sportiello
Key Grip
Nando Cirelli
Grip
Alessandro Saulini
Gaffer
Stefano Incerti
Production Manager
Lello Becchimanzi
Production Secretary
Renato Siniscalchi
Production Secretary
Bruno Memoli
Production Secretary
Luigi Boscaino
Production Secretary
