The Boom
Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...
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Cast
16 people
Alberto Sordi
Giovanni Alberti
Known for
The Marquis of Grillo
I Vitelloni
Gianna Maria Canale
Silvia Alberti
Known for
Lust of the Vampire
Totò le Mokò
Ettore Geri
Mr. Bausetti
Known for
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Titus
Elena Nicolai
Mrs. Bausetti
Also in
Be Sick… It's Free
My Wife
Mariolina Bovo
Mrs. Faravalli
Also in
Anna Karenina
Empty Eyes
Gloria Cervi
Mrs. Baratti
No other roles listed
Sandra Verani
Mrs. Dronazzi
Also in
Le donne del Tenente Sheridan
The Guilty
Sandro Merli
Dronazzi
Known for
Be Sick… It's Free
Rugantino
Maria Grazia Buccella
Known for
For Love and Gold
Villa Rides
John Karlsen
Known for
The Little Devil
The Order
Alfio Vita
Known for
Marriage Italian Style
Boccaccio '70
Antonio Mambretti
Also in
Guendalina
Uncle Was a Vampire
Vittorio De Sica Director · Cesare Zavattini Screenplay Piero Piccioni Composer
First release September 24, 1963 · Produced in Italy · Original title Il boom
Production
DDL Cinematografica
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Il boom
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 24, 1963
Theatrical · cinema Patria, Capitol
No release date listed for United States.
Romania
July 3, 1972 · Theatrical
Russia
March 8, 1965 · Theatrical
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