Eye of the Cat (1975)
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Biting, sadistic satire punctuates this dark comedy about a feckless musician named Marcello Ferrari (Nino Manfredi) whose wife Giulia (Mariangela Melato) and kids are stolen away by the domineering, fascist madman Cesare (Eli Wallach).
- Date of release
- 1975-10-19
- TMDB
- 4.3 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Alberto Bevilacqua
Casting
- Nino Manfredi — Marcello Ferrari
- Mariangela Melato — Giulia
- Eli Wallach — Cesare
- Mario Scaccia — Salomone Fioravanti
- Enzo Cannavale — Lolò
- Franco Scandurra — Willy il maggiordomo
- Graziano Giusti — l'avvocato
- Adriana Innocenti — Iolanda Boccioni, moglie di Salomone
- Ettore Manni — Un amico di cesare
- Cristina Gaïoni — una prostituta
- Loredana Bertè — Prostitute
- Erika Blanc — Margot
Interesting facts
Eye of the Cat is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Alberto Bevilacqua.
Production
The film is an adaptation of Bevilacqua's 1968 novel Occhio del gatto. It was shot in the spring of 1975.. The production was difficult, with Manfredi and Bevilacqua clashing to the point of physical confrontation.
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