An old patriarch at the gates of death, who has been married five times, reunites his family and indulges in a sadistic game with them.
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John Gielgud
Barbablù
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Héctor Alterio
Federico
Known for
The Boat
Son of the Bride
Susannah York
Teresa
Known for
Images
Superman II
Maria Laborit
Bella
Known for
Up for Love
Niels Arestrup
Gastone
Known for
A Prophet
War Horse
Angelika Maria Boeck
Angelika
Known for
The Sect
Silvia Mocci
Eva
Also in
Private Crimes
La settimana della sfinge
Enzo Cosimi
Rinaldo
No other roles listed
Margarita Lozano
Adele
Known for
A Fistful of Dollars
Jean de Florette
José Quaglio
Dominici
Known for
The Conformist
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Leopoldo Mastelloni
Beniamino
Known for
Inferno
To Be Twenty
Aldo Reggiani
L'attore
Known for
The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Sunday Woman
Fabio Carpi Director
United States release January 1, 1987 · Produced in France, Germany, Italy · Production Pont Royal Film TV, Production Générale de Films (PROGEFI)
Production
RAI
Production
Pont Royal Film TV
Production
Production Générale de Films (PROGEFI)
Production
France•3
Production
Beta Film
Production
France · Germany · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1987
Premiere
Italy · November 17, 1989
Theatrical
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