Roma Bene
| Roma Bene | |
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 Spanish film poster | |
| Directed by | Carlo Lizzani |
| Written by | Nicola Badalucco Edith Bieber Carlo Lizzani |
| Produced by | Nino Crisman |
| Starring | Nino Manfredi Virna Lisi Senta Berger Michèle Mercier Irene Papas |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Ruzzolini |
| Music by | Luis Enriquez Bacalov |
| Distributed by | Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Roma Bene is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger.
Plot
The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectable characters. It is actually a parade of dingy types: the Baron is a jewel thief, among the others there are social climbers, unscrupulous nobles who staged fake kidnappings and extortion attempts, and even a wife who comes to commission the murder of the ship-owner husband. The fate of these people will be the same: death at sea, but their misdeeds instead will remain unaddressed and an overzealous police commissioner will be promoted and transferred.
Cast
- Nino Manfredi as Police Commissioner Quintilio Tartamella
- Philippe Leroy as Giorgio Santi
- Virna Lisi as Duchess Silvia Santi
- Mario Feliciani as Teo Teopulos
- Irene Papas as Elena Teopulos
- Evi Maltagliati as Elena's mother
- Umberto Orsini as Prince Rubio Marescalli
- Senta Berger as Princess Dedé Marescalli
- Franco Fabrizi as Nino Rappi
- Michèle Mercier as Wilma Rappi
- Vittorio Caprioli as Baron Maurizio De Vittis
- Gastone Moschin as Monsignore
- Vittorio Sanipoli as the Chief of Police
- Annabella Incontrera as the lesbian lover
- Enzo Cannavale as Agent Tognon
- Peter Baldwin as Michele Vismara
- George Wang as Che-Fang
- Gigi Ballista as Vitozzi
- Minnie Minoprio as Minnie
- Ely Galleani as Vivi Santi
Production
Lizzani got the inspiration for the film from the Casati Stampa murders. Principal cinematography started in Rome on March 1971.
Reception
The film was a major success, grossing about 1,8 billion lire at the Italian box office.
References
- 1 2 Ciaffaroni, Andrea (2021). "L'amarezza della Roma bene". Alla ricerca di Nino Manfredi. Sagoma Editore. ISBN 978-88-6506-125-1.
- ↑ Madeo, Liliana (26 May 1971). "Nel nuovo film di Lizzani con decine di dive e attori noti". Stampa Sera. No. 118. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ g. b. (23 March 1971). "Scandali di Roma-bene anche per Minnie Minoprio". Stampa Sera. No. 66. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
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