Alfredo, Alfredo

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Alfredo, Alfredo
Directed by	Pietro Germi
Written by	Pietro Germi Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Tullio Pinelli
Produced by
Starring	Dustin Hoffman Carla Gravina Stefania Sandrelli
Cinematography	Aiace Parolin
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Distributed by	Cineriz (Italy) Paramount (US)
Release dates	4 August 1972 (Italy) 17 December 1973 (US)
Running time	110 min (Italy) 98 min (US)
Language	Italian

Alfredo, Alfredo is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi.

Plot[]

The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk (Dustin Hoffman) living in Ascoli Piceno (Italian town located in Marche region) who finds himself swept into dating and marrying a possessive woman (Stefania Sandrelli), the stress he endures as her behavior in their marriage becomes increasingly domineering, and the obstacles he faces in leaving her for another more amenable woman (Carla Gravina), in the times when divorce was still illegal in Italy.

Cast[]

• Dustin Hoffman (dubbed by Ferruccio Amendola): Alfredo Sbisà
• Stefania Sandrelli (dubbed by ): Maria Rosa Cavarani
• Carla Gravina: Carolina Bettini
• Duilio Del Prete: Oreste
• Saro Urzì: Father of Mariarosa
•  [it]:the shaman
•  [it]: Mother of Maria Rosa
• Clara Colosimo: Mother of Carolina
•  [it]: Father of Alfredo
• Vittorio Duse (dubbed by Sergio Graziani): judge
•  [it] (dubbed by Michele Gammino): assistant of the judge
• Renzo Marignano: doctor

Production[]

The film was completely shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

Awards[]

• Golden Globe nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
• David di Donatello: Best Film
• U.S. National Board of Review nominee: Best Foreign Language Film^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Alfredo, Alfredo at IMDb

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