The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

by Ettore Scola

An Italian industrialist works in Switzerland to illegally export capital and obtains hospitality in a castle run by four retired magistrates who, as a hobby, carry out fake trials of tourists.

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DATA SHEET

Orginal title:

La più bella serata della mia vita

Year:

1972

Length (min.):

106'

Original language:

Italiano

International Title:

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

Production:

Produzioni De Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company

Co-Producers:

Columbia Films

Worlds sales:

Park Circus

Distributors:

Filmauro

Festivals
(selection):

Zurich Film Festival, 2020
Locarno International Film Festival, 2003

CONTACT

De Laurentiis Company
http://delaurentiisco.com

SYNOPSIS

While smuggling illicit funds into Switzerland, an Italian businessman is forced to find shelter at a nearby castle when his car breaks down. When there, he finds himself at the mercy of a group of retired lawyers who sentence him to death during a fabricated trial. A grotesque loosely based on Dürrenmatt’s ‘Die Panne’.

LOCATION

Lugano and surroundings

Mendrisio, Chiasso and surroundings

COLLECTIONS

Locarno Film Festival

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CAST & CREW

Direction:

Ettore Scola

Film script:

Ettore Scola, Sergio Amidei

Cast:

Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Janet Agren, Charles Vanel, Claude Dauphin

Director of photography:

Claudio Cirillo

Scenography:

Luciano Ricceri

Costumes:

Luciano Ricceri

Makeup:

Giannetto de Rossi, Franco Rufini

Sound:

Primiano Muratori

Editing:

Raimondo Crociani

Music:

Armando Trovajoli

Producers:

Dino De Laurentiis

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

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