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The Profiteer (1974)
Directed by Sergio Nasca
Romance, Drama · 1h 40m
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.
Cast
Valeria Moriconi
Baroness Clotilde Bezzi
Al Cliver
Servant
Janet Ågren
Teresa Adiutori
Carlo Monni
Santone
G
Giancarlo Marinangeli
Parsifal
Cinzia Bruno
Brünhilde
Giancarlo Badessi
Priest
Leopoldo Trieste
don Vito
Pia Morra
Addolorata, la fantesca
Maria Tedeschi
nonna di Teresa
Nerina Montagnani
serva del santone
Valentino Macchi
fascista al funerale
Crew
- Director
- Sergio Nasca
- Writer
- Sergio Nasca
- Original Music Composer
- Sante Maria Romitelli
Details
- Original title
- Il saprofita
- Release date
- 1974-03-20
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo, Belial