Divorce, Italian Style
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| Directed by | Pietro Germi |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
| Written by | Ennio De Concini Pietro Germi Alfredo Giannetti Agenore Incrocci (uncredited) |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Daniela Rocca Stefania Sandrelli Leopoldo Trieste Odoardo Spadaro |
| Distributed by | Embassy Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 17 September 1962 |
| Running time | 108 min |
| Language | Italian |
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Divorce, Italian Style (Italian: Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi, written by Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi, Alfredo Giannetti and Agenore Incrocci, and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Lando Buzzanca and Leopoldo Trieste. It is a satire, telling the story of a Sicilian nobleman who wants to remarry. Since divorce was illegal in Italy at the time, he has to try to make his current wife have an affair so that he can catch them together, murder her, and receive a light sentence for committing an honour killing.
Divorce, Italian Style won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marcello Mastroianni) and Best Director.
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- Marcello Mastroianni : Ferdinando Cefalù
- Daniela Rocca : Rosalia Cefalù
- Stefania Sandrelli : Angela
- Leopoldo Trieste : Carmelo Patanè
- Odoardo Spadaro : Don Gaetano Cefalù
- Margherita Girelli : Sisina
- Angela Cardile : Agnese
- Lando Buzzanca : Rosario Mulè
- Pietro Tordi : Attorney De Marzi
- Ugo Torrente : Don Calogero
- Antonio Acqua : Priest
- Bianca Castagnetta : Donna Matilde Cefalù
- Giovanni Fassiolo
- Ignazio Roberto Daidone
- Francesco Nicastro
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