The Last Judgment (1962)

  • U
  • 05/10/1962 (FR)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 35m

Overview

The Last Judgement (Italian: Il giudizio universale) is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France. It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine; Greek Melina Mercouri and French Fernandel, Anouk Aimée and Lino Ventura. The film was a huge flop, massacred by critics and audiences when it was released. It was filmed in black and white, but the last sequence, the dance at theatre, is in color.

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Story, Screenplay

Vittorio De Sica

Director

Cast

Alberto Sordi's headshot

Alberto Sordi

Merchant of children
Vittorio Gassman's headshot

Vittorio Gassman

Cimino
Fernandel's headshot

Fernandel

The widower
Nino Manfredi's headshot

Nino Manfredi

Waiter
Silvana Mangano's headshot

Silvana Mangano

Signora Matteoni
Paolo Stoppa's headshot

Paolo Stoppa

Giorgio
Renato Rascel's headshot

Renato Rascel

Coppola
Jack Palance's headshot

Jack Palance

Matteoni

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