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Divorce Italian Style
Divorce Italian Style

Divorce Italian Style

He ordered marriage on the rocks with a twist... Italian Style!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

20 December 1961

Country

Italy

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Ferdinando Cefalù

Daniela Rocca

Daniela Rocca

Rosalia Cefalù

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

Angela

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Carmelo Patanè

Odoardo Spadaro

Odoardo Spadaro

Don Gaetano Cefalù

Margherita Girelli

Margherita Girelli

Sisina

Angela Cardile

Angela Cardile

Agnese Cefalù

Lando Buzzanca

Lando Buzzanca

Rosario Mulè

Pietro Tordi

Pietro Tordi

Attorney De Marzi

Ugo Torrente

Ugo Torrente

Don Calogero

Antonio Acqua

Antonio Acqua

Priest

Bianca Castagnetta

Bianca Castagnetta

Donna Matilde Cefalù

Giovanni Fassiolo

Giovanni Fassiolo

Don Ciccio Matara

Ignazio Roberto Daidone

Ignazio Roberto Daidone

Francesco Nicastro

Francesco Nicastro

Edy Nogara

Edy Nogara

Renato Pinciroli

Renato Pinciroli

Daniela Igliozzi

Daniela Igliozzi

Laura Tomiselli

Laura Tomiselli

Aunt Fifidda

Saro Arcidiacono

Saro Arcidiacono

Dr. Talamone (uncredited)

Renzo Marignano

Renzo Marignano

Communist Party Activist (uncredited)

Bruno Bertocci

Bruno Bertocci

Man in the Square (uncredited)

Pietro Fumelli

Pietro Fumelli

Judge (uncredited)

Alba Maiolini

Alba Maiolini

Woman in the Courtroom (uncredited)

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