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Director:
Dino Risi
Writers:
Dino Risi (story) and
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Release Date:
5 December 1962 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Plot:
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
A movie milestone!!! more (18 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Vittorio Gassman ... Bruno Cortona
Catherine Spaak ... Lilly Cortona
Jean-Louis Trintignant ... Roberto Mariani (as Jean Louis Trintignant)
Claudio Gora ... Bibi
Luciana Angiolillo ... Bruno's wife
Linda Sini ... Aunt Lidia
Franca Polesello
Barbara Simon
Lilly Darelli
Mila Stanic
Nando Angelini ... Amedeo
Edda Ferronao
Luigi Zerbinati ... Il commendatore
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Easy Life (USA)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian | Latin | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:17 (censored version) | Spain:13 | Argentina:13
Company:
Incei Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Among the audience watching the table-tennis game on the beach a very young Vittorio Cecchi Gori (son of Mario Cecchi Gori, producer of this film) can be seen. He eventually became a film producer himself. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Wanderlust (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Vecchio Frak more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
A movie milestone!!!, 19 October 2002
10/10
Author: Massimo Zeri from Los Angeles, California

Probably the best "costume satire" film ever made. Vittorio Gassman is perfect in the role of Bruno. Great cast especially the supporting role of J. L. Trintignant. Adorable and very sexy the beautiful teenager daughter of Bruno played by Catherine Spaak. Il Sorpasso depicted in great reality the sweet bitter life of the 60's in Italy. The perfect road movie, filled with deep characters and great locations between Rome (deserted during the peak summertime vacation of "ferragosto" and the overcrowded countryside of the coast between the Capital and the Tuscan Riviera). This film is filled with humor and sadness (If you don't understand Italian, you'll miss something but the movie language is international, and the subtitles will help you). DO NOT MISS IT! Bravo Dino Risi!

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