Conversation Piece (1975)

  • R
  • 09/26/1975 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h 1m

A tangled web of bizarre mystery

Overview

A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.

Luchino Visconti

Director, Screenplay

Enrico Medioli

Story, Screenplay

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Screenplay

Cast

Burt Lancaster's headshot

Burt Lancaster

Professor
Helmut Berger's headshot

Helmut Berger

Konrad Huebel
Silvana Mangano's headshot

Silvana Mangano

Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Claudia Marsani's headshot

Claudia Marsani

Lietta Brumonti
Stefano Patrizi's headshot

Stefano Patrizi

Stefano
Elvira Cortese's headshot

Elvira Cortese

Erminia
Philippe Hersent's headshot

Philippe Hersent

Doorman
Guy Tréjan's headshot

Guy Tréjan

Art Dealer

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