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Alfredo, Alfredo

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Alfredo, Alfredo
Directed byPietro Germi
Written byPietro Germi
Leonardo Benvenuti
Piero De Bernardi
Tullio Pinelli
Produced byGuglielmo Colonna
Starring
CinematographyAiace Parolin
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Distributed byCineriz (Italy)
Paramount (US)
Release dates
  • 4 August 1972 (1972-08-04) (Italy)
  • 17 December 1973 (1973-12-17) (US)
Running time
110 minutes (Italy)
98 minutes (US)
LanguageItalian

Alfredo, Alfredo is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi.

Plot

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The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk living in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, who finds himself swept into dating and marrying a possessive woman, the stress he endures as her behavior in their marriage becomes increasingly domineering, and the obstacles he faces in leaving her for a more amenable woman, in a time when divorce was still illegal in Italy.

Cast

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Production

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The film was completely shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "1973 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017.
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