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The Basilisks (1963)
Directed by Lina Wertmüller
Drama, Comedy · 1h 25m
Francesco, Sergio, and Antonio, three young men in a small, poverty-stricken village, lead uneventful lives. As all three are unemployed, they pass time roaming the streets and chasing girls. One day, Antonio's aunt asks him to stay with her and his cousins in Rome. He accepts and enrolls at a university, leaving his two friends behind to envy him for his new upscale lifestyle. But eventually Antonio returns, initially just for a day. Though he boasts about his life, he never returns to Rome and instead opts for his friends and the place he grew up, despite all its shortcomings.
Cast
Stefano Satta Flores
Francesco
A
Antonio Petruzzi
Antonio
R
Rosanna Santoro
Anna
S
Sergio Ferranino
Sergio
L
Luigi Barbieri
Antonio's Father
F
Flora Carabella
Luciana Bonfanti
M
Mimma Quirico
Aunt Maria
E
Enzo Di Vecchia
Friend
R
Rosetta Palumbo
Rosetta
M
Manlio Blois
Nicolino
M
Marisa Omodei
Cicci D'Andrea
Crew
- Director
- Lina Wertmüller
- Screenplay
- Lina Wertmüller
- Director of Photography
- Gianni Di Venanzo
- Original Music Composer
- Ennio Morricone
- Editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
- Producer
- Lionello Santi
Details
- Original title
- I basilischi
- Release date
- 1963-09-02
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Galatea Film, 22 Dicembre