The Conformist
“A dazzling movie.”
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
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Cast
39 people
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Marcello Clerici
Known for
Amour
Three Colors: Red
Stefania Sandrelli
Giulia
Known for
The Key
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Gastone Moschin
Manganiello
Known for
The Godfather Part II
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Dominique Sanda
Anna Quadri
Known for
The Crimson Rivers
1900
Enzo Tarascio
Professor Quadri
Known for
Trinity Is Still My Name
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
Fosco Giachetti
The Colonel
Known for
Love and Larceny
The Inheritor
José Quaglio
Italo Montanari
Known for
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Who Saw Her Die?
Yvonne Sanson
Giulia's Mother
Known for
Day of Anger
Milly
Marcello's Mother
Known for
Black Sabbath
Antonio Maestri
Confessor
Also in
Partner
Alessandro Haber
Drunk Blind Man
Known for
Suddenly Heaven
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Luciano Rossi
Blind Blond
Known for
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Bernardo Bertolucci Director · Alberto Moravia Author Georges Delerue Composer
Worldwide gross $233K · Budget $750K · United States release March 21, 1971
Box office
Budget
$750,000
Worldwide gross
$233,493
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Marianne Productions
Production
Maran Film
Production
Mars Film Produzione
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
Mars Films
Production
Germany · France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il conformista
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Chinese · French · Italian · Latin
Release dates
Germany · July 1, 1970
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Italy · January 29, 1971
Theatrical
United States · March 21, 1971
Theatrical
United States
September 18, 1970 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
December 7, 2012 · Limited theatrical · New York Film Forum (Re-release)
July 14, 2014 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival
July 8, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Abel Ferrara's Cinema Village
Finland
December 31, 1971 · Theatrical
France
February 17, 1971 · Theatrical
November 4, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
April 16, 1971 · Theatrical
December 28, 1972 · TV · West Germany
March 27, 1975 · TV · East Germany
September 25, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hungary
June 14, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
December 7, 1970 · Premiere · Saint Vincent (Premiere)
August 28, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
September 2, 1972 · Theatrical
March 31, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
Netherlands
September 2, 1971 · Theatrical
April 6, 2002 · TV · Net 5
May 17, 2011 · Physical · DVD
October 2, 2014 · Theatrical · Restored Version
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical · 4K Restoration
Poland
November 24, 1974 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 20, 1977 · Premiere · 14.º Ciclo de Cinema da Casa da Imprensa
November 19, 1978 · Limited theatrical · Porto (Cineclube do Norte)
September 24, 1988 · TV
Russia
March 3, 2011 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2024 · Theatrical · Restored 4K version
South Korea
January 28, 2016 · Theatrical
June 14, 2023 · Theatrical · 디지털 리마스터링 재개봉
Spain
June 17, 1975 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 28, 1972 · Theatrical
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