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|director=[[Pietro Germi]]
|director=[[Pietro Germi]]
|writer=[[Pietro Germi]]<br>[[Leonardo Benvenuti]]<br>[[Piero De Bernardi]]<br>[[Tullio Pinelli]]
|writer=[[Pietro Germi]]<br>[[Leonardo Benvenuti]]<br>[[Piero De Bernardi]]<br>[[Tullio Pinelli]]
|producer=[[Guglielmo Colonna]]
|producer= Guglielmo Colonna
|starring= {{plainlist|
|starring=[[Dustin Hoffman]]<br>[[Carla Gravina]]<br>[[Stefania Sandrelli]]
*[[Dustin Hoffman]]
*[[Stefania Sandrelli]]
*[[Carla Gravina]]
}}
|music= [[Carlo Rustichelli]]
|music= [[Carlo Rustichelli]]
| cinematography = [[Aiace Parolin]]
| cinematography = [[Aiace Parolin]]
|released=4 August 1972 (Italy)<br>17 December 1973 (US)
|released={{Film date|1972|08|04|Italy|1973|12|17|US|df=yes}}
|distributor=[[Cineriz]] (Italy)<br>[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] (US)
|distributor=[[Cineriz]] (Italy)<br>[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] (US)
|runtime=110 min (Italy)<br>98 min (US)
|runtime=110 min (Italy)<br>98 min (US)
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'''''Alfredo, Alfredo''''' is a [[1972 in film|1972]] Italian award-winning [[comedy]] [[film]] co-written and directed by [[Pietro Germi]].
'''''Alfredo, Alfredo''''' is a [[1972 in film|1972]] Italian award-winning [[comedy]] [[film]] co-written and directed by [[Pietro Germi]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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 regione) 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, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk living in [[Ascoli Piceno|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==
==Cast==
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==Production==
==Production==
The film was completely shot in [[Ascoli Piceno]], [[Italy]].
The film was completely shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:Italian films]]
[[Category:1972 comedy films]]
[[Category:1972 comedy films]]
[[Category:Italian-language films]]
[[Category:1970s Italian-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Italy]]
[[Category:Films set in Italy]]
[[Category:Films directed by Pietro Germi]]
[[Category:Films directed by Pietro Germi]]
[[Category:Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli]]
[[Category:Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli]]
[[Category:Italian comedy films]]
[[Category:Italian comedy films]]
[[Category:1970s Italian films]]





Latest revision as of 13:21, 3 May 2024

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 min (Italy)
98 min (US)
LanguageItalian

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

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

Production[edit]

The film was completely shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]