The Cat (1977)
Il gatto (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 49min
- Comedy
- 03 Mar 1978 (West Germany)
- Movie
Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat...
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| Ugo Tognazzi | ... |
Amedeo Pecoraro
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| Mariangela Melato | ... |
Ofelia Pecoraro
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| Michel Galabru | ... |
Francisci
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| Dalila Di Lazzaro | ... |
Wanda Yukovich
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| Jean Martin | ... |
Legrand
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| Aldo Reggiani | ... |
Salvatore
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| Adriana Innocenti | ... |
The 'Princess'
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| Philippe Leroy | ... |
Don Pezzolla, the priest
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| Armando Brancia | ... |
Police Chief
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| Mario Brega | ... |
Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
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| Pino Patti | ... |
The super
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Fabio Gamma | ... |
Gangster
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Franco Santelli | ... |
Police officer
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Raffaele Curi |
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Nerina Di Lazzaro | ... |
Signora Tiberini
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Lino Fuggetta | ... |
Signor Tiberini
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Emilio Buonocore |
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| Vittorio Zarfati |
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| Bruno Gambarotta | ... |
Lawyer
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| Amedeo Matacena | ... |
Garofalo
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Ugo Niutta |
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Pietro Saraceni |
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Omero Capanna | ... |
Giuseppe Pulieri, a hitman (uncredited)
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Azzolino Carrega | ... |
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Angelo Casadei | ... |
Man Holding the Coffin (uncredited)
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Alice Gherardi | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Giovanni Morosi | ... |
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
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Matteo Spinola | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alessandro Tedeschi | ... |
Morto sul letto (uncredited)
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Maria Tedeschi | ... |
Donna che segue la bara (uncredited)
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Tonino Tommasi | ... |
Journalist in Court (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Luigi Comencini | ||
Written by
| Augusto Caminito | ... | (screenplay) |
| Fulvio Marcolin | ... | (collaboration) |
| Rodolfo Sonego | ... | (screenplay) |
| Rodolfo Sonego | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Romano Cardarelli | ... | executive producer |
| Sergio Leone | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ennio Morricone | ||
Cinematography by
| Ennio Guarnieri | ||
Editing by
| Nino Baragli | ||
Editorial Department
| Alessandro Baragli | ... | assistant editor |
| Rossana Maiuri | ... | assistant editor |
| Olga Sarra | ... | additional editor |
Production Design by
| Dante Ferretti | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bruno Cesari | ||
Costume Design by
| Danda Ortona | ||
Makeup Department
| Alfredo Marazzi | ... | makeup artist |
| Maria Rizzo | ... | hair stylist |
| Gino Tamagnini | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Bruno Frascà | ... | production manager |
| Antonio Stoppa | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Massimo Patrizi | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Carlo Agate | ... | chief designer |
| Paolo Biagetti | ... | assistant art director |
| Gianni Fiumi | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Mario Bramonti | ... | sound |
| Romano Checcacci | ... | sound mixer |
| Giuseppe Muratori | ... | boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sandro Battaglia | ... | assistant camera |
| Antonio Benetti | ... | still photographer |
| Amilcare Cuccoli | ... | gaffer |
| Ennio Picconi | ... | key grip |
| Renato Ranieri | ... | camera operator |
| Antonio Scaramuzza | ... | assistant camera |
| Paolo Mancini | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Diana Bruni | ... | tailor |
| Paola Comencini | ... | costume design assistant |
| Clara Poggi | ... | tailor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Grazia Baldanello | ... | continuity (as Maria Grazia Baldanello) |
Additional Crew
| Helietta Caracciolo | ... | jewels |
| Vittorio Carta | ... | production secretary |
| Giovanni Maccari | ... | production secretary |
| Antonio Mastronardi | ... | administrator |
| Ferruccio Amendola | ... | voice dubbing: Michel Galabru (uncredited) |
| Aldo Barberito | ... | voice dubbing: Lino Fuggetta (uncredited) |
| Gianfranco Bellini | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Germana Dominici | ... | voice dubbing: Dalila Di Lazzaro (uncredited) |
| Fiorenzo Fiorentini | ... | voice dubbing: Pino Patti (uncredited) |
| Sergio Fiorentini | ... | voice dubbing: Armando Brancia (uncredited) |
| Antonio Guidi | ... | voice dubbing: Philippe Leroy (uncredited) |
| Gianni Marzocchi | ... | voice dubbing: Jean Martin (uncredited) |
| Mario Milita | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Concorde Film (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Internacional Films Distribución (1984) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Tamasa Distribution (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- United Artists Europa (1977) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cecchi Gori Home Video (2013) (Italy) (DVD)
- White Pearl Classics (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- White Pearl Classics (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
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| Plot Summary |
Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat (Il Gatto), mascot and beloved by all, dies and this gives the two an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime police is looking for the cat killer... Written by 1felco |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Halfway through the film Dalila Di Lazzaro stopped shooting because she didn't want to shoot a scene in the shower without her panties on. "There was a reason", Di Lazzaro explains, "but it was personal and I didn't want to tell anyone about it: I had shaved my pubes because of a bet I had lost with my partner. Everyone was curious and Comencini had the production company call my agent: while waiting for them to come to an agreement, I was stuck in a bathrobe in the small bathroom where we were to shoot the scene. While Ugo Tognazzi was on a break, my refusal reached his ears and, curious as he was, he came to the set with the excuse of convincing me, but in reality to find out the reason for my rejection. And the more I kept silent, the more he put me under pressure: 'Are you a man? What are you hiding there?' he asked in his unmistakable tone of voice. He was nice, but I stubbornly didn't tell him my secret. 'Are you part of a religious sect?' he insisted. He thought, by making me laugh, that he could solve the riddle. But I held firm. In the end we came to a compromise: I would have shot the scene in the shower showing the camera my back, but I had to take off my briefs. Tognazzi sent the seamstress to spy on me, so my secret was revealed. In the evening he knocked on my room: 'Who is that asshole who makes you shave yourself? There is nothing more beautiful than a woman with her pubic hair,' he said. 'Hair has its charm. I guess you haven't met a real man yet.' 'I lost a bet," I replied. 'Yes, good, tell it to someone else. Too bad you're not one of the hens in my henhouse!' and walked away," Di Lazzaro recalls. See more » |