Italy / Sep 09, 1955 / Venice Film Festival
SOME PEOPLE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS' WELFARE!
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lorella De Luca | Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter |
| Giacomo Gabrielli | Baron Vargas |
| Riccardo Garrone | Riccardo |
| Paul Grenter | |
| Emilio Manfredi | |
| Lucetta Muratori | |
| Mario Passante | Conman |
| Sara Simoni | Stella's Sister |
| Xenia Valderi | Luciana |
| Mara Werlen | Maggie |
| Maria Zanoli | Stella Florina |
| Ettore Bevilacqua | Swindled Man |
| Gino Buzzanca | Saro (uncredited) |
| Grazia Carini | (uncredited) |
| Gianna Cobelli | (uncredited) |
| Ada Colangeli | (uncredited) |
| Tiziano Cortini | Blond of the Movie Theater (uncredited) |
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| Gustavo De Nardo | (uncredited) |
| Gianni Di Segni | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Rosanna Fabrizi | (uncredited) |
| Yami Kamadeva | (uncredited) |
| Tullio Tomadoni | (uncredited) |
| Amedeo Trilli | (uncredited) |
| Barbara Varenna | (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il bidone |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.) |
| Release date | 7 ottobre 1955 |
| Production | Goffredo Lombardo, Silvio Clementelli, Charles Delac, Mario Derecchi |
| Writer | Ennio Flaiano, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei, Giuseppe Vari |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Roberto Gerardi, Arturo Zavattini |
| Assistant directors | Paolo Nuzzi, Moraldo Rossi, Narciso Vicario, Dominique Delouche, Federico Fellini, Nada delle Piane |
| Camera operators | Roberto Gerardi, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Arturo Zavattini, Otello Martelli |
| Additional photography | Giovanni Battista Poletto, Roberto Gerardi, Arturo Zavattini, Otello Martelli |
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| Production design | Dario Cecchi, Massimiliano Capriccioli |
| Art direction | Dario Cecchi, Massimiliano Capriccioli |
| Set decoration | Massimiliano Capriccioli, Dario Cecchi |
| Music | Nino Rota, Giovanni Rossi, Franco Ferrara |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi, Franco Ferrara, Nino Rota |
| Costume design | Dario Cecchi, Eligio Trani, Fiamma Rocchetti |
| Makeup | Eligio Trani, Fiamma Rocchetti, Dario Cecchi |
| Hairstyling | Eligio Trani, Fiamma Rocchetti, Dario Cecchi |
Release dates
Premiere
Japan / Nov 25, 2001 / Grande Retrospettiva del Cinema Italiano
Limited release
Portugal / Nov 04, 2020 / Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema
Theatrical release
Italy / Oct 07, 1955 / T
Sweden / Oct 07, 1955 / 15
France / Feb 29, 1956 / TP
Portugal / Oct 05, 1956 / M/12
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Germany / Aug 23, 1957 / 12 / West Germany
Austria / Oct 01, 1957 / 6
Japan / Feb 18, 1958 / G
United States / Oct 01, 1962 / NR
Physical media
France / Jul 18, 2000 / DVD
Germany / Aug 11, 2006 / DVD
Netherlands / Aug 07, 2007 / 12 / DVD
TV
Denmark / Oct 07, 1955 / 15
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