Italy / Jan 12, 1979
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Ernesto is a young Italian Jew of the early 1900s who works in his uncle's factory in Trieste. Not entirely secure with his sexual orientation, Ernesto enters into an affair with one of his uncle's employees.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Francisco Marsó | Uncle Giovanni |
| Miranda Nocelli | Prostitute Sandra |
| Concha Velasco | Aunt Regina |
| Renato Salvatori | Cesco |
| Marco Guadagno | Ilio (voice) (uncredited) |
| Enrique San Francisco | (uncredited) |
| Enrique Vivó | (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaMusicRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ernesto |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Germany, Spain, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Albatros Filmproduktion, Clesi Cinematografica, José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas, Award Films International |
| Release date | 12 gennaio 1979 |
| Production | Salvatore Samperi, Marco Tamburella, José Frade |
| Writer | Umberto Saba, Barbara Alberti, Amedeo Pagani, Salvatore Samperi, José Luis Martínez Mollá, Peter Berling |
| Editing | Sergio Montanari, Roberto Gianandrea, Carlo La Bella, Roberto Puglisi |
| Cinematography | Camillo Bazzoni, Roberto Brega, Maurizio Micalizzi, Stefano Ricciotti, Angelo Samperi, Giorgio Urbinelli |
| Assistant directors | Giorgio Basile, Luisa Gamba, Inga Seyric, Salvatore Samperi, Eleonora Pallottini |
| Lighting | Domizio Ercolani |
| Camera operators | Roberto Brega, Camillo Bazzoni, Maurizio Micalizzi, Stefano Ricciotti, Angelo Samperi, Giorgio Urbinelli |
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| Additional photography | Camillo Bazzoni, Roberto Brega, Maurizio Micalizzi, Stefano Ricciotti, Angelo Samperi, Giorgio Urbinelli |
| Production design | Ezio Altieri, Antonio Cortés, Vincenzo Dazzi |
| Art direction | Vincenzo Dazzi, Ezio Altieri, Antonio Cortés |
| Set decoration | Antonio Cortés, Ezio Altieri, Vincenzo Dazzi |
| Music | Carmelo Bernaola, Maurizio Merli, Danilo Moroni, Giorgio Pallotta |
| Sound | Carmelo Bernaola, Maurizio Merli, Danilo Moroni, Giorgio Pallotta |
| Costume design | Ezio Altieri, Christiana Lafayette, Goffredo Calisse, Giuliano Laurenti, Elda Magnanti, Bertilla Silvestrin, Fernanda Zuccherofino |
| Makeup | Giuliano Laurenti, Ezio Altieri, Christiana Lafayette, Goffredo Calisse, Elda Magnanti, Bertilla Silvestrin, Fernanda Zuccherofino |
| Hairstyling | Ezio Altieri, Christiana Lafayette, Goffredo Calisse, Giuliano Laurenti, Elda Magnanti, Bertilla Silvestrin, Fernanda Zuccherofino |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Feb 27, 1979 / Berlin International Film Festival
Spain / Sep 10, 1979
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