France / May 22, 2006 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a screenplay to RAI centered on the figure of Italy’s prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, a subject so controversial that even the public television broadcaster refuses to produce it
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paolo Virzì | dirigente Maoista in "Cataratte" |
| Giuliano Montaldo | Franco Caspio |
| Tatti Sanguineti | Beppe Savonese, critico cinematografico |
| Toni Bertorelli | Indro Montanelli |
| Lucia Aricò | Marika la sceneggiatrice |
| Nanni Moretti | Nanni Moretti / Silvio Berlusconi |
| Jerzy Stuhr | Jerzy Sturovsky, produttore polacco |
| Matteo Garrone | direttore della fotografia |
| Luisa De Santis | Marisa, segretaria di Bonomo |
| Anna Bonaiuto | Ilda Boccassini |
| Valerio Mastandrea | Cesari, capitano della Guardia di Finanza |
| Antonio Catania | dirigente Rai |
| Sofia Vigliar | baby-sitter |
| Cecilia Dazzi | Luisa |
| Carlo Mazzacurati | cameriere |
| Antonio Petrocelli | avvocato del caimano |
| Dario Cantarelli | Critico gastronomico |
Show more
| Mimmo Mancini | allenatore |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il caimano |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sacher Film, Bac Films, Stéphan Films, ARTE France Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma |
| Release date | 24 marzo 2006 |
| Production | Angelo Barbagallo, Nanni Moretti, Gianfranco Barbagallo |
| Writer | Nanni Moretti, Heidrun Schleef, Francesco Piccolo, Federica Pontremoli |
| Editing | Esmeralda Calabria |
| Cinematography | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Assistant directors | Loredana Conte, Nanni Moretti |
| Camera operators | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Additional photography | Arnaldo Catinari |
Show more
| Production design | Giancarlo Basili |
| Art direction | Giancarlo Basili |
| Set decoration | Giancarlo Basili |
| Music | Franco Piersanti, Marta Billingsley, Andrea Caucci, Alessandro Zanon |
| Sound | Franco Piersanti, Marta Billingsley, Andrea Caucci, Alessandro Zanon |
| Costume design | Lina Nerli Taviani |
| Makeup | Lina Nerli Taviani |
| Hairstyling | Lina Nerli Taviani |
| Revenue | 10.369.396 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 14, 2006 / Toronto International Film Festival
United States / Feb 13, 2007 / Portland International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Italy / Mar 24, 2006
Greece / Apr 07, 2006
Switzerland / May 19, 2006
Belgium / May 24, 2006
Show more (2)Show less
Netherlands / Jul 27, 2006
Finland / Aug 11, 2006
Editorial content to complete
6 sections to complete. You can show them now and start filling them in.
