Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976)

Four generations of a family live in a shantytown in the outskirts of Rome. The household engages in various forms of sexual idiosyncrasies, land swindles, incest, drugs and adultery.

Director:

Ettore Scola

Writers:

Ruggero Maccari (story), Ettore Scola (story)

Stars:

Francesco Anniballi, Nino Manfredi, Maria Bosco

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Francesco Anniballi	...	Domizio
Nino Manfredi	...	Giacinto Mazzatella
Maria Bosco	...	Gaetana
Giselda Castrini	...	Lisetta
Alfredo D'Ippolito	...	Plinio
Giancarlo Fanelli	...	Paride
Marina Fasoli	...	Maria Libera
Ettore Garofolo	...	Camillo
Marco Marsili	...	Marce
Franco Merli	...	Fernando
Linda Moretti	...	Matilde
Luciano Pagliuca	...	Romolo
Giuseppe Paravati	...	Tato
Silvana Priori	...	Paride's Wife
Giovanni Rovini	...	Grandma Antonecchia

Storyline

Four generations of a family live crowded together in a cardboard shantytown shack in the squalor of inner-city Rome. They plan to murder each other with poisoned dinners, arson, etc. The household engages in various forms of sexual idiosyncrasies, land swindles, incest, drugs and adultery.

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Plot Keywords:

sexual promiscuity | incest | brother in law sister in law sex | nude model | nude photograph | 

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Taglines:

...A Love Story

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

References The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

User Reviews

Great film

Just a great film! I think that "Ugly, Dirty an Bad" has more quality than many "Hollywood-made-to-win-Oscars" films. Let's forget by now the humor side of the film; the content brought to the viewer shows as those kind of people try to survive day by day in extreme poverty and illness. Much more than a film to make people laugh, it's a documentary and a "finger-in-wound" in nowadays issues. I hope people after see that movie just don't remember the funniest scenes, but also the human side of the whole story pictured in there. Remember, everywhere we go, even if all around seems to be nice and beauty, somewhere, if we look carefully, we can discover "dark spots"... Recently in an opinion article about another film, in the heading section we could read "[...] Mary, satiated of removing thorns from the rose flowers in local factory [...]" That's the point: there's no roses without thorns! And if you see a rose without them, it's because someone had remove it before...

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

23 September 1976 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Down and Dirty

Filming Locations:

San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,898, 23 October 2016

Gross USA:

$7,144

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,144

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Surf Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1