The Basilisks

Francesco, Sergio, and Antonio, three young men in a small, poverty-stricken village, lead uneventful lives. As all three are unemployed, they pass time roaming the streets and chasing girls. One day, Antonio's aunt asks him to stay with her and his cousins in Rome. He accepts and enrolls at a university, leaving his two friends behind to envy him for his new upscale lifestyle. But eventually Antonio returns, initially just for a day. Though he boasts about his life, he never returns to Rome and instead opts for his friends and the place he grew up, despite all its shortcomings.

• Lina WertmüllerScreenplay
• Lina WertmüllerDirector
• Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer

• Stefano Satta FloresFrancesco
• Antonio PetruzziAntonio
• Rosanna SantoroAnna
• Sergio FerraninoSergio
• Luigi BarbieriAntonio's Father
• Flora CarabellaLuciana Bonfanti
• Mimma QuiricoAunt Maria
• Enzo Di VecchiaFriend
• Rosetta PalumboRosetta
• Manlio BloisNicolino
• Marisa OmodeiCicci D'Andrea