The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 97% of the 466 1960s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
553 audience votes
Key crew
- Pietro GermiDirector
- Ennio De ConciniScreenplay
- Alfredo GiannettiScreenplay
- Pietro GermiScreenplay
- Carlo RustichelliOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marcello MastroianniFerdinando Cefalù
- Daniela RoccaRosalia Cefalù
- Stefania SandrelliAngela
- Leopoldo TriesteCarmelo Patanè
- Odoardo SpadaroDon Gaetano Cefalù
- Margherita GirelliSisina
- Angela CardileAgnese Cefalù
- Lando BuzzancaRosario Mulè
- Pietro TordiAttorney De Marzi
- Ugo TorrenteDon Calogero
- Antonio AcquaPriest
- Bianca CastagnettaDonna Matilde Cefalù
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Themes
italysicily, italydivorce
The Best Movies of 1961
Divorce Italian Style is #3 of 49
