A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.
Cast
Alberto Sordi
Dr. De Benedetti
Annie Girardot
Irène
Fernando Rey
Carlo
Patrick Dewaere
Mara's Lover
Ángela Molina
Martina
Harry Baer
Mario
Marcello Mastroianni
Marco Montefoschi
Stefania Sandrelli
Teresa
Ugo Tognazzi
Professor
Miou-Miou
Angela
Gérard Depardieu
Franco
Orazio Orlando
Ferreri
Giovannella Grifeo
Germana Gargiulo
Lino Murolo
Germana's Father
Ciccio Ingrassia
Sick Man in Ambulance
Francisco Algora
Ambulance Driver
Ferdinando Murolo
Mercedes Passenger
José María Prada
Ricardo, Mercedes Driver
José Vivó
Mercedes Passenger
Francisco de Zurbano
Unknown
Ernst Hannawald
Stefano
Nando Orfei
Montefoschi's Chauffeur Carloni
Eleonora Comencini
Girl in Taxi
Gianni Cavina
Pompeo, Teresa's Husband
José Sacristán
The Priest
Ester Carloni
Germana's Grandmother
Marcello Fusco
Unknown
Mario Dardanelli
Unknown
Roberto Della Casa
Unknown
Antonietta Esposito
Unknown
Mariano Vitale
Unknown
Susy Lover
Brigida
Aldo Riva
Unknown
José María Caffarel
Unknown
Michael Friedel
Unknown
Solvi Stübing
Blonde Model
Mariana Camara
Black Model
Daniela Igliozzi
Unknown
Enrico Ameri
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Aristide Caporale
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Mario Castaldi
Man Screaming for M. Montefoschi (uncredited)
Enrico Lorenzetti
Cyclist (uncredited)
Gabriella D'Amico
Woman in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Dolores Calò
Montefoschi's Fan (uncredited)
Amedeo Salamon
Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Filippo Perego
Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Massimo Ciprari
Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Luciano Zanussi
Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Crew
Luigi Comencini
Director, Screenplay, Story
Ruggero Maccari
Screenplay
Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay
Nino Baragli
Editor
Elvira Tonini
Assistant Editor
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Ricky Tognazzi
Assistant Director
Mario Della Torre
Production Supervisor
Anna Maria Clementelli
Producer
Silvio Clementelli
Producer
Mario Chiari
Production Design
Renato Ranieri
Camera Operator
Antonio Scaramuzza
Assistant Camera
Paola Comencini
Costume Design
Vanda Pruni
Costume Assistant
Luciano Vito
Hairstylist
Jole Cecchini
Hairstylist
Fabrizio Sforza
Makeup Artist
Juan Luis Buñuel
Second Unit Director
Angelo Filippini
Second Unit Director of Photography
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Romano Checcacci
Sound Mixer
Roberto Arcangeli
Sound Effects
Arno Mathes
Sound Recordist
Claudio Maielli
Sound
Giuliano Maielli
Boom Operator
Fiorenzo Carpi
Original Music Composer
Enzo Eusepi
Set Decoration
Antonio Cortés
Set Designer
Mario Mazzoni
Still Photographer
Lucilla Clementelli
Script Supervisor
Marcello Crescenzi
Production Manager
Bruno Nicolai
Conductor
Raffaele Salvatore
Administration
Luigi Patrizi
Production Secretary
Ennio Appetecchia
Production Secretary
