Down and Dirty (1976)
- Starring:
- Nino Manfredi
- Director(s):
- Ettore Scola
Synopsis of Down and Dirty
Down & Dirty was originally titled Brutti, sporchi e cativi in Italy. That translates literally to "dirty, nasty and bad", in reference to the lower-class characters and surroundings in this Ettore Scola film. Scola zeroes in on a particularly offensive Roman family. The stingy patriarch, Nino Manfredi, is personally wealthy but morally bankrupt, and his repulsive view of life trickles down to every member of his clan. Not content with corrupting his own flesh and blood, Manfredi spreads his philosophy throughout his village, where he functions as slumlord. By the time Manfredi's wife and sons begin plotting his murder, the audience is ready for a long, cold shower, with plenty of soap. A bleak film heavily laden with humor, Down & Dirty won Ettore Scola a Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Down and Dirty
- Nino Manfredi - Giacinto
- Mario Santella - Adolfo
- Francesco Anniballi - Domizio
- Giselda Castrini - Lisetta
- Marcella Michelangeli - Impieg. Postale
- Alfredo D'Ippolito - Plinio
- Ettore Garofalo - Camillo
- Franco Marino - Padre Santandrea
- Maria Luisa Santella - Iside
- Linda Moretti - Matilde
- Maria Bosco - Gaetana
- Franco Merli - Fernando
- Giovanni Rovini - Sister Antonecchia
- Beryl Cunningham - Baraccata Negra
- Giancarlo Fanelli - Paride
- Adriana Russo - Dora
- Director(s):
- Ettore Scola
- Writer(s):
- Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola
- Producer(s):
- Carlo Ponti
- 1976 - Cannes Film Festival - Best Director
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