Italy / Mar 20, 1974
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness Clotilde. In a familial and social context where only money, sex and power count, everyone tries to take advantage of everyone, but the real saprophyte turns out to be Ercole.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Leopoldo Trieste | don Vito |
| Pia Morra | Addolorata, la fantesca |
| Maria Tedeschi | nonna di Teresa |
| Nerina Montagnani | serva del santone |
| Valentino Macchi | fascista al funerale |
| Daniele Dublino | |
| Orazio Stracuzzi | |
| Luca Sportelli | |
| Barbara Herrera | |
| Clara Colosimo | signora alla veglia funebre |
| Rina Franchetti | bigotta di chiesa |
| Marisa Traversi | |
| Dada Gallotti | |
| Luigi Gatti | Generale Augusto Bezzi |
| Marisa Chiummarulo | sorella di Ercole |
| Franca Chiummarulo | sorella di Ercole |
| Winni Riva |
Genres
RomanceDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il saprofita |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo, Belial |
| Release date | 20 marzo 1974 |
| Writer | Sergio Nasca |
| Assistant directors | Sergio Nasca |
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