Divorce Italian Style
Divorzio all'italiana
Comedy
Crime
He ordered marriage on the rocks with a twist... Italian Style!
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
1961-12-20
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Cast
Director
Pietro Germi
Marcello Mastroianni as Ferdinando Cefalù
Daniela Rocca as Rosalia Cefalù
Stefania Sandrelli as Angela
Leopoldo Trieste as Carmelo Patanè
Odoardo Spadaro as Don Gaetano Cefalù
Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Mulè
Pietro Tordi as Attorney De Marzi
Bianca Castagnetta as Donna Matilde Cefalù
Renato Pinciroli
Daniela Igliozzi
Saro Arcidiacono as Dr. Talamone (uncredited)
Renzo Marignano as Communist Party Activist (uncredited)
Bruno Bertocci as Man in the Square (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini as Woman in the Courtroom (uncredited)