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Nest of Vipers ()

Ritratto di borghesia in nero (original title)
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A background of rising fascism in Venice in 1930s. A music-student, Matthias, mixes with the town's bourgeoisie and falls in love with a mature teacher, Carla, the mother of his friend Renato, and then with his young colleague, Elena.
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Elena Mazzarini
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Carla Richter
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Amalia Mazzarini
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Renato Richter
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Mattia Morandi
Giancarlo Sbragia ...
Maffei
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Teacher
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Paolo Mazzarini
Maria Monti ...
Linda
Eros Pagni ...
Commissioner Franchetti
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Edoardo Mazzarini
Antonia Cancellieri
Suzanne Creese Bates
Raffaele Di Mario
Giancarlo Marinangeli
Giovanni Caenazzo

Directed by

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Tonino Cervi

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Tonino Cervi ... (writer)
 
Cesare Frugoni ... (writer)
 
Goffredo Parise ... (writer)
 
Roger Peyrefitte ... (story)

Produced by

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Piero La Mantia ... producer

Music by

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Vince Tempera

Cinematography by

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Armando Nannuzzi

Editing by

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Nino Baragli

Editorial Department

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Bruna Abbatelli ... assistant editor
Vivi Tonini ... assistant editor
Alessandro Baragli ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Luigi Scaccianoce

Makeup Department

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Paolo Franceschi ... hair stylist
Maurizio Giustini ... makeup artist
Alvaro Rossi ... assistant makeup artist
Stefania Santinelli ... assistant hair stylist

Production Management

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Giovanni Bernardi ... production secretary
Carla Crovato ... production secretary
Gastone De Mattia ... production secretary
Michele Marsala ... production manager
Rosetta Sestili ... production secretary
Claudio Vinale ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ronald Chammah ... assistant director

Art Department

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Ezio Di Monte ... assistant art director

Sound Department

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Pescetelli Manlio ... boom operator
Ferdinando Pescetelli ... sound (as Fernando Pescetelli)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bruno Angeletti ... chief electrician
Marco Cristiani ... assistant camera
Nino Cristiani ... camera operator (as Michele Cristiani)
Giullio Diamanti ... key grip
Marcello Gabriele ... chief electrician
Daniele Nannuzzi ... camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Wayne A. Finkelman ... wardrobe
Fernanda Zuccherofino ... assistant seamstress
Maura Zuccherofino ... seamstress

Script and Continuity Department

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Beatrice Banfi ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Claudio Mammarella ... assistant production secretary
Umberto Tavi ... administrator
Cesare Barbetti ... voice dubbing: Stefano Patrizi (uncredited)
Roberto Chevalier ... voice dubbing: Christian Borromeo (uncredited)
Antonio Levesi Cervi ... assistant production manager (uncredited)
Anna Miserocchi ... voice dubbing: Capucine (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone ... voice dubbing: Senta Berger (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Taglines The story of an obsessed love...and the three destinies shaped by it. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Ritratto Di Borghesia in Nero (India, English title)
  • Nest of Vipers (United States)
  • Nest of Vipers (United Kingdom)
  • Moeurs cachées de la bourgeoisie (France)
  • Retrato en negro de la burguesía (Spain)
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  • 105 min
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Trivia Italian censorship visa # 71552 delivered on February 1978. See more »
Quotes Renato Richter: You make my mother happy, so I still love you more.
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