Italy / Dec 30, 1955 / T
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Paolo Anselmi is a happily single man. He lives in a flat with a friend but is forced to leave when the friend gets married. He then goes to a boarding house where he flirts with a girl but ditches her when she proposes marriage. When he goes and visits his mother he finds out that she is also trying to find the right girl for him. Is he going to surrender this time?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pina Bottin | Anna |
| Attilio Martella | Michele |
| Giovanni Cimara | Mario |
| Franca Mazzoni | Norma |
| Alberto De Amicis | Antonio |
| Francesco Mulè | Cosimo |
| Antonella De Luca | Vanda |
| Lilli Panicalli | Claudia |
| Cesarina Faccio | Immacolata |
| Elvira Tonelli | Matilde |
| Abbe Lane | Abbe Lane |
| Xavier Cugat | Xavier Cugat |
| Agnese De Angelis | Diana (uncredited) |
| Adriano Di Pasquale | Alberto (uncredited) |
| Isa Ferreiro | Lia (uncredited) |
| Marie Glory | Catherine (uncredited) |
| Ángel Jordán | Mino (uncredited) |
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| Fara Libassi | Clelia (uncredited) |
| Vittorio Mangano | Peppe (uncredited) |
| Carla Onofrio | Isa (uncredited) |
| Elyane Pade | Sandra (uncredited) |
| Rosetta Pasquini | Elvira (uncredited) |
| Giulia Pittaluga | Gabriella (uncredited) |
| Paquita Rico | Maria (uncredited) |
| Andrea Scotti | Dante (no acreditado) |
| Renato Terra | Tiberio (uncredited) |
| Dianora Veiga | Teresa (uncredited) |
| Paul Steffen | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bud Thompson | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Virna Lisi | (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lo scapolo |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film Costellazione |
| Release date | 30 dicembre 1955 |
| Production | Turi Vasile |
| Writer | Antonio Pietrangeli, Sandro Continenza, Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma, Marcella Benvenuti |
| Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo, Erico Menczer, Dario Di Palma, Aldo Galfano |
| Assistant directors | Franco Zeffirelli, Armando Crispino, Antonio Pietrangeli, Giorgio Gasperini |
| Camera operators | Erico Menczer, Dario Di Palma, Aldo Galfano, Gianni Di Venanzo |
| Additional photography | Erico Menczer, Dario Di Palma, Aldo Galfano, Gianni Di Venanzo |
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| Production design | Ugo Bloettler, Arrigo Breschi |
| Art direction | Ugo Bloettler, Arrigo Breschi |
| Set decoration | Arrigo Breschi, Ugo Bloettler |
| Music | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Bruno Brunacci, Oscar Di Santo, Carlo Savina |
| Sound | Bruno Brunacci, Oscar Di Santo, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Carlo Savina |
| Costume design | Giuliano Papi, Virgilio Morosetti, Ottorino Censi |
| Makeup | Virgilio Morosetti, Giuliano Papi, Ottorino Censi |
| Hairstyling | Giuliano Papi, Virgilio Morosetti, Ottorino Censi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Spain / Sep 17, 1956
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