Il successo
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“They have many names for a man who claws his way to the top! Most of them are unprintable!”
Giulio has a faithful wife and a true friend, but he is convinced that only with money can one be happy. So he devotes himself to dangerous real estate speculation in Sardinia, even though he does not have the capital to deal with it. To find the necessary money, he is willing to give up even his dignity. And slowly, he alienates his most beloved ones from himself....
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Cast
21 people
Vittorio Gassman
Giulio Ceriani
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Jean-Louis Trintignant
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Anouk Aimée
Laura Ceriani
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Riccardo Garrone
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La Dolce Vita
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Maria Grazia Spina
Diana
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Rugantino
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Umberto D'Orsi
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Known for
Fantozzi
Complexes
Leopoldo Trieste
Grassi
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Cinema Paradiso
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Il Cognato di Giulio
Known for
The Godfather Part II
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Cristina Gaïoni
Maria
Known for
The Assassin
The Facts of Murder
Filippo Scelzo
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Also in
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
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Mino Doro
Known for
La Dolce Vita
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Carlo Kechler
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Mauro Morassi Director · Ruggero Maccari Screenplay Ettore Scola Screenplay
First release September 24, 1963 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Fair Film, Incei Film
Production
Montfluor Film
Production
Fair Film
Production
Incei Film
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Cinetel
Production
France · Italy
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 24, 1963
Theatrical · (Rome)
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
October 2, 1963 · Theatrical · (Turin)
October 18, 1963 · Theatrical · (Milan)
Spain
May 4, 1964 · Theatrical · (Madrid)
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