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Director:
Luciano Salce
Writers:
Franco Castellano (screenplay)
Enrico La Stella (novella "Una ragazza di nome Francesca")
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Release Date:
1963 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
There are 25 years between them... a man too old to go so fast... a girl too young to go so far!
Plot:
A middle-aged and slightly conservative businessman meets a band of rowdy youths and is smitten by one named Francesca... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A middle aged man tries to recapture his youth amongst teens at a seaside resort - melancholy more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ugo Tognazzi ... Antonio Berlinghieri
Luciano Salce ... Bisigato
Catherine Spaak ... Francesca
Gianni Garko ... Piero
Franco Giacobini ... Alberghetti
Fabrizio Capucci ... Francesca's Friend
Oliviero Prunas ... Veniero
Margherita Girelli ... Marina
Diletta D'Andrea ... Maria Grazia
Jimmy Fontana ... Boy Friend
Stelvio Rosi ... Francesca's Friend
Corrado Pantanella ... Flavio
Margherita Patti
Elisabetta Marlo Rota
Donatella Ferrara
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Crazy Desire (USA)
The Crazy Urge (Italy) (TV title)
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Italy:VM14

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Soundtrack:
Cha cha cha dell'impiccato more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
A middle aged man tries to recapture his youth amongst teens at a seaside resort - melancholy, 7 July 1999
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Author: silvio strage (silvox@yahoo.com) from Oxford, North Carolina

Someone PLEASE PLEASE tell me where I can obtain a copy of this Ugo Tognazzi vehicle from 1962, which also starred the luscious Catherine Spaak. One of many of early 60s Italian comedies that explored the bittersweet longings of aging adults amongst youth culture, CRAZY DESIRE or THIS MAD URGE boasted Ennio Morricone's first score and some haunting pop songs of the period, plus a lot of good looking Italian youth in beachwear. Most poignant, though, was the aging but dapper Tognazzi in his sports car, clinging wistfully to his younger self. This film is burned in memory now for 30 years as I, myself, approach that turning point. See it with someone you're growing older with.

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