Alfredo, Alfredo is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi.
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Directed by | Pietro Germi |
Written by | Pietro Germi Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Tullio Pinelli |
Produced by | Guglielmo Colonna |
Starring | Dustin Hoffman Carla Gravina Stefania Sandrelli |
Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
Distributed by | Cineriz (Italy) Paramount (US) |
Release dates | 4 August 1972 (Italy) 17 December 1973 (US) |
Running time | 110 min (Italy) 98 min (US) |
Language | Italian |
The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk (Dustin Hoffman) living in Ascoli Piceno (Italian town located in Marche region) who finds himself swept into dating and marrying a possessive woman (Stefania Sandrelli), the stress he endures as her behavior in their marriage becomes increasingly domineering, and the obstacles he faces in leaving her for another more amenable woman (Carla Gravina), in the times when divorce was still illegal in Italy.
The film was completely shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
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