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Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)

Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

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1h 56m

Comedy, Crime, Drama

May 24th, 1981

6.5/10

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Synopsis

The son of the owner of a large Italian cheese factory is kidnapped, but as the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy the owner hatches a plan to use the ransom money as reinvestment in the factory.

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3 wins and 2 nominations

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Cast

Ugo Tognazzi
Primo Spaggiari
Anouk Aimée
Barbara Spaggiari
Laura Morante
Laura
Victor Cavallo
Adelfo
Olimpia Carlisi
Chiromant
Ricky Tognazzi
Giovanni Spaggiari
Gianni Migliavacca
Margherita Chiari
Maid
Ennio Ferrari
Gaetano Ferrari
Guard
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Directors

Bernardo Bertolucci
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Producers

Giovanni Bertolucci
producer
Aldo U. Passalacqua
producer
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Writers

Bernardo Bertolucci
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Keywords

terrorism
gun
kidnapping
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Country of Origin

Italy

Languages

Italian

Release Dates

August 26th, 1982 (Australia)
November 15th, 1990 (Denmark) (TV premiere)
November 10th, 1981 (France)
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Alternative Titles

La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo (original title)
La tragedia de un hombre ridículo (Argentina) (video title)
The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Castello di Torrechiara, Torrechiara, Langhirano, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Castle)
Cine International, Rome, Lazio, Italy (studio)
Langhirano, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Running Times

116 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.66 : 1

Production Companies

Fiction Cinematografica S.p.a.
Fiction Cinematografica (Italy)

Distribution Companies

SBP (Argentina)
Roadshow Film Distributors (Australia)
Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC) (Italy)
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Cinecittà (sound post-production)
Trafalgar Recording Studios, Rome (soundtrack recording)
Piattelli (costumes)
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