The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Deranged after a fall from a horse, a man has lived for twenty years in a castle laboring under the delusion that he is Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. His psychiatrist concocts an elaborate scheme to shock him out of his medieval reverie.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Astor PiazzollaOriginal Music Composer
- Marco BellocchioDirector
- Marco BellocchioScreenplay
Cast
- Marcello MastroianniHenry IV
- Claudia CardinaleMatilda
- Leopoldo TriestePsichiatra
- Paolo BonacelliBelcredi
- Gianfelice ImparatoDi Nolli
- Claudio SpadaroLolo
- Giuseppe CedernaFino Pagliuca
- Giacomo BertozziGiacomo
- Fabrizio MacciantelliFabrizio
- Luciano BartoliHenry IV (young)
- Latou ChardonsFrida
- Massimo Antonio RossiYoung Belcredi (uncredited)