Opiate '67
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dino Risi
Vittorio Gassman
Ugo Tognazzi
Marisa Merlini
Michèle Mercier
Lando Buzzanca
Film Details
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Synopsis
Fifteen "monsters" of present-day Rome are presented from every class and profession: a terrified old woman, abducted by filmmakers for use in their production, is repeatedly thrown into a pool; a husband [Ugo Tognazzi] watches television soap operas about infidelity, while his wife [Michèle Mercier] conducts her own extra-marital activities in the adjoining room; his family being too large for him to provide proper care, a poverty-stricken father continues to impregnate his wife in order to receive bigger welfare payments to bet on soccer games; after preening and fussing about his appearance, a priest [Vittorio Gassman] goes on television to denounce vanity; unsuccessful in approaching a young woman on the beach, two Don Juans [Gassman and Tognazzi] comfort each other; when a father [Tognazzi] teaches his young son nonconformist moral principles, the boy responds by killing him for money; while calling his employer to ask his aid in determining if his wife is unfaithful, a cuckold discovers her sleeping with the employer; on furlough because of the murder of his sister, a "grief-stricken" soldier [Tognazzi] rises above his misery to offer his exclusive story to the best-paying newspaper; the beggar partner [Gassman] of a young blind musician prefers to wait until they save up enough money to go to Lourdes rather than allow a doctor to restore his friend's sight for free; after persuading his mistress that he must end their 6-year affair because he feels guilty in deceiving his newly pregnant wife, a married man [Gassman] goes off to meet his new girl friend; almost killed by several ferocious drivers, a pedestrian gets into his car and becomes a public menace; testifying at a criminal trial, an honest witness [Tognazzi] is badgered by a cunning lawyer; during the showing of a horrifying war film in which peasants are lined up against a wall for execution, a wealthy man [Tognazzi] whispers to his bored wife, "That's the kind of wall I want for our villa, only with tiles along the top"; a retired boxing champion [Gassman], persuaded by a former manager [Tognazzi] to return to the ring, barely survives one round.
Director
Dino Risi
Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Ugo Tognazzi
Marisa Merlini
Michèle Mercier
Lando Buzzanca
Luisa Ruspoli
Marino Masè
Rick Tognazzi
Franco Castellani
Nino Nini
Angela Portaluri
Rika Dialina
Daniele Vargas
Riccardo Paladini
Carlo Ragno
Ugo Attanasio
Mario Laurentino
Maria Mannelli
Luciana Vincenzi
Salvatore Borgese
Francesco Caracciolo
Yacinto Yaria
Carlo Kechler
Mario Brega
Lucia Modugno
Crew
Age & Scarpelli
Mario Cecchi Gori
Alfio Contini
Maurizio Lucidi
Ruggero Maccari
Ian Mcglashan
Ugo Pericoli
Elio Petri
Dino Risi
Ettore Scola
Armando Trovajoli
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Opened in Rome in October 1963 as I mostri; running time: 120 min (20 vignettes); in Paris in May 1964 as Les monstres; running time: 112 min (18 vignettes). U. S. title changed to 15 From Rome. Cast credits derived from foreign sources; some actors May have been cut for U. S. release.
