Divorce Italian Style
1961 · TMDB 7.9 · Divorzio all'italiana
Directed by Pietro Germi
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
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Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuad...
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Released
- 1961-12-20
- Studio
- Galatea Film
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- TMDB score
- 7.9
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Key contributors
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Pietro Germi
Director
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Ennio De Concini
Writer
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Alfredo Giannetti
Writer
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Marcello Mastroianni
Ferdinando Cefalù
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Daniela Rocca
Rosalia Cefalù
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Stefania Sandrelli
Angela
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Leopoldo Trieste
Carmelo Patanè
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Odoardo Spadaro
Don Gaetano Cefalù
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Margherita Girelli
Sisina
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Angela Cardile
Agnese Cefalù
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Lando Buzzanca
Rosario Mulè