The Basilisks
7.2
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.
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Cast
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Stefano Satta Flores
Francesco
Known for
We All Loved Each Other So Much
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Antonio Petruzzi
Antonio
No other roles listed
Lina Wertmüller
Known for
Welcome Mr. President!
Ennio Morricone
Known for
Everybody's Fine
Lionello Santi
Rosanna Santoro
Anna
Also in
La battaglia
Gianni Di Venanzo
Sergio Ferranino
Sergio
Also in
Let's Talk About Men
Rita the Mosquito
Ruggero Mastroianni
Luigi Barbieri
Antonio's Father
Also in
Caprice Italian Style
Gun Shy Piluk
Antonio Visone
Flora Carabella
Luciana Bonfanti
Known for
Beach House
Journey with Papa
Lina Wertmüller Director · Ennio Morricone Composer Gianni Di Venanzo Cinematographer
United States release June 18, 1972 · Produced in Italy · Production 22 Dicembre
Production
Galatea Film
Production
22 Dicembre
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
I basilischi
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Switzerland · July 28, 1963
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Italy · September 2, 1963
Theatrical
United States · June 18, 1972
New York City, New York
France
February 10, 2022 · Theatrical
August 22, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
December 23, 1968 · TV premiere
Greece
October 9, 2003 · Panorama of European Cinema
Hong Kong SAR China
August 6, 2004
Uruguay
April 16, 1965
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