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The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all’italiana, Il sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy.
Original Release
12/05/1962
US Release
12/23/1963
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Vittorio Gassman | Bruno Cortona |
Catherine Spaak | Lilli Cortona |
Jean-Louis Trintignant | Roberto Mariani |
Claudio Gora | Danilo Borelli 'Bibi' |
Luciana Angiolillo | Gianna Cortona |
Linda Sini | Zia Lidia |
Franca Polesello | Moglie del commendatore |
Bruna Simionato | Zia Enrica / Cashier |
Lilly Darelli | (as Lilli Darelli) |
Mila Stanic | Clara, la ragazza alla stazione |
Directors
Writers
Dino Risi, Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vittorio Gassman | Bruno Cortona |
Catherine Spaak | Lilli Cortona |
Jean-Louis Trintignant | Roberto Mariani |
Claudio Gora | Danilo Borelli 'Bibi' |
Luciana Angiolillo | Gianna Cortona |
Linda Sini | Zia Lidia |
Franca Polesello | Moglie del commendatore |
Bruna Simionato | Zia Enrica / Cashier |
Lilly Darelli | (as Lilli Darelli) |
Mila Stanic | Clara, la ragazza alla stazione |
Nando Angelini | Amedeo |
Edda Ferronao | La ragazza della valigia smarrita a Civitavecchia |
John Francis Lane | Alfredo - avvocato cugino di Roberto |
Luigi Zerbinati | Il Commendatore |
Annette Stroyberg | Turista tedesca |
Jacques Stany | automobilista toscano che picchia Bruno |
Paola Gassman | Girl on the beach |
Aldo Gianni | Young man on the rocks at the end |
Lina Lagalla | Zia Enrica |
Howard Nelson Rubien | Eccellenza |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mario Cecchi Gori | Producer |
Alfonso Sansone | Producer |