The read
It runs long at 2h 58m.
Synopsis
Based on 'Il fu Mattia Pascal', one of Pirandello's many stories concerning the transitory nature of the intangibles "truth" and "identity". Mattia Pascal is a downtrodden average man, treated like trash by his fiancée, scorned by his associates, and cheated out of his inheritance by contemptuous relatives. The dispirited Pascal heads to Monte Carlo, accruing a fortune and also assuming the identity of a less fortunate gambler who killed himself. The "new" Pascal is treated with a dignity and respect that overwhelms him--and nearly kills him.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Mario MonicelliDirector
- Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay
- Ennio De ConciniScreenplay
- Amanzio TodiniScreenplay
- Mario MonicelliScreenplay
- Nicola PiovaniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marcello MastroianniMattia Pascal
- Senta BergerClara
- Flavio BucciTerenzio Papiano
- Laura MoranteAdriana Paleari
- Laura del SolRomilda Pescatore
- Andréa FerréolSilvia Caporale
- Bernard BlierAnselmo Paleari
- Caroline BergVéronique
- Néstor GarayGiambattista Malagna
- Alessandro HaberMino Pomino
- Carlo BagnoPellegrinotto
- Clelia RondinellaOliva Salvoni