Divorce Italian Style

1961 · directed by Pietro Germi

Rating

87/100

Hit

yes

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.

Divorce Italian Style (1961), directed by Pietro Germi, rates 87/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni
• Daniela Rocca
• Stefania Sandrelli
• Leopoldo Trieste
• Odoardo Spadaro
• Margherita Girelli
• Angela Cardile
• Lando Buzzanca
• Pietro Tordi
• Ugo Torrente

Crew

• Carlo Di Palma — Director of Photography
• Leonida Barboni — Director of Photography
• Roberto Cinquini — Editor
• Carlo Rustichelli — Original Music Composer
• Alfredo Giannetti — Screenplay
• Ennio De Concini — Screenplay
• Pietro Germi — Screenplay

More from Pietro Germi

1. Seduced and Abandoned (1964) — 78/100
2. The Railroad Man (1956) — 78/100
3. The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) — 74/100
4. The Facts of Murder (1959) — 74/100
5. Serafino (1968) — 61/100

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