La mortadella
Trama
Maddalena Ciarrapico, operaia napoletana in un salumificio, sbarca a New York per raggiungere il fidanzato Michele, proprietario di un ristorante. Non le permettono di uscire dall'aeroporto perché ha con sé una mortadella: dopo l'epidemia di febbre suina del 1967, una legge USA proibisce l'importazione di insaccati. I doganieri risolvono il caso mangiandola. Delusa da Michele, in Italia di sinistra, qui preoccupato solo di guadagnare, si affida a un giornalista locale, autore di uno scoop sul suo caso. La delude anche lui. Rimane sola nella metropoli. Scritta da S. Cecchi D'Amico, Monicelli, R. Lardner Jr., è una commedia con pretese di critica sociologica sugli USA visti dagli italiani. Un po' stracca, ricca di stereotipi, in funzione di una star calante.
(1971) Commedia
Data rilascio : 22/12/1971
regia di Mario Monicelli
Cast
Sophia Loren - Maddalena Ciarrapico
Gigi Proietti - Michel Bruni
William Devane - Jock Fenner
Beeson Carroll - Dominic Perlino
María Luisa Sala - Milly
Danny DeVito - Fred Mancuso
Tommaso Bianco - Parent of Michele
Susan Sarandon - Sally
Charles Bartlett - Wildflower
Carla Mancini - Friend of Maddalena
Claudio Trionfi - Reporter
Jack Aaron - Steward (uncredited)
Martin Abrahams - Tenant (uncredited)
Martin Maria Abram - Young Man (uncredited)
Paul Ambrose - Dora (uncredited)
Frank Bara - Reporter (uncredited)
Don Billett - Aide (uncredited)
K Callan - Subway Lady (uncredited)
Brian Chapin - Copy Boy (uncredited)
Robert Cromwell - Cop (uncredited)
Jack Dabdoub - Cop (uncredited)
William J. Daprato - Pasquale (uncredited)
Candy Darling - Transvestite (uncredited)
Mark Dawson - Cop (uncredited)
Peter De Anda - Al (uncredited)
Sally Demay - Old Lady (uncredited)
David Doyle - O'Henry (uncredited)
Alan Feinstein - Aide (uncredited)
Alex Fisher - Lawrence (uncredited)
George Fisher - Thug (uncredited)
Daniel Fortus - Wow Boy (uncredited)
John Gerstad - Martin (uncredited)
Robert Glaudini - Georgie (uncredited)
Charles Guardino - Thug (uncredited)
Michael Haley - Cab Driver (uncredited)
Frank Hamilton - T.V. Director (uncredited)
Dennis Helfend - Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Herrmann - Policeman (uncredited)
Alfred Hinckley - Nolan (uncredited)
Basil Hoffman - Willett (uncredited)
Tracy Hotchner - Wow Girl (uncredited)
Tom Lacy - City Editor (uncredited)
Peter Landers - Reporter (uncredited)
Ben Lautman - Rock Star (uncredited)
Richard Libertini - Tim (uncredited)
Packy McFarland - Trix (uncredited)
Dennis McMullen - Cop (uncredited)
Dutch Miller - Gallagher (uncredited)
Thomas Murphy - Cop (uncredited)
Christopher Norris - Lydia (uncredited)
William Ostroff - Colleague (uncredited)
Robert Pickering - Aide (uncredited)
Elsa Raven - Policewoman (uncredited)
Adam Reed - Witty Boy (uncredited)
Burt Richards - Station Attendant (uncredited)
Dick Sabol - Colleague (uncredited)
Fred J. Scollay - Doctor (uncredited)
Irene Signoretti - Hostess (uncredited)
Garnett Smith - Aide (uncredited)
Alex Stevens - Thug (uncredited)
Terry Thompson - Bill (uncredited)
Joel Wolfe - Reporter (uncredited)
Darrell Zwerling - Stan (uncredited)