
Giulio has a faithful wife and a true friend, but he is convinced that only with money can one be happy. So he devotes himself to dangerous real estate speculation in Sardinia, even though he does not have the capital to deal with it. To find the necessary money, he is willing to give up even his dignity. And slowly, he alienates his most beloved ones from himself....
Cast

Vittorio Gassman
Giulio Ceriani

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Sergio

Anouk Aimée
Laura Ceriani

Riccardo Garrone
Ex Fidanzato di Laura

Maria Grazia Spina
Diana

Umberto D'Orsi
Il fascista capitalista

Leopoldo Trieste
Grassi

Gastone Moschin
Il Cognato di Giulio

Cristina Gaïoni
Maria
Filippo Scelzo
Berto

Mino Doro
Unknown
Carlo Kechler
Unknown

Meri Welles
Tatiana (as Mery Welles)

Annie Gorassini
Marisa

Carlo Bagno
Varelli

Franca Polesello
Carla
Ugo Attanasio
Unknown

Daniele Vargas
Il principale di Laura

Elisabetta Velinska
Elena

Armando Bandini
Romanelli (uncredited)

Thea Fleming
(uncredited)
Crew
Mauro Morassi
Director

Ettore Scola
Screenplay, Story
Ruggero Maccari
Screenplay, Story
Maurizio Lucidi
Editor
Alessandro D'Eva
Director of Photography
Vana Caruso
First Assistant Director

Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer

Ugo Pericoli
Production Design, Costume Design

Sergio D'Offizi
Camera Operator
Otello Sisi
Makeup Artist

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Arrigo Breschi
Set Decoration
Grazia Baldanello
Script Supervisor

Pio Angeletti
Production Manager
Umberto Santoni
Unit Manager
Mario D'Alessio
Production Secretary
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