Genres
Production Companies
Excelsior Cinematografica
RAI
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal (Le due vite di Mattia Pascal)
Overview
Based on 'Il fu Mattia Pascal', one of Pirandello's many stories concerning the transitory nature of the intangibles "truth" and "identity". Mattia Pascal is a downtrodden average man, treated like trash by his fiancée, scorned by his associates, and cheated out of his inheritance by contemptuous relatives. The dispirited Pascal heads to Monte Carlo, accruing a fortune and also assuming the identity of a less fortunate gambler who killed himself. The "new" Pascal is treated with a dignity and respect that overwhelms him--and nearly kills him.
Key Crew
Director: Mario Monicelli
Story: Mario Monicelli, Amanzio Todini, Ennio De Concini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay: Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Mario Monicelli, Ennio De Concini, Amanzio Todini
Producer: Silvia D'Amico Bendicò, Carlo Cucchi
Director of Photography: Camillo Bazzoni
Top Cast
Marcello Mastroianni
Mattia Pascal
Senta Berger
Clara
Flavio Bucci
Terenzio Papiano
Laura Morante
Adriana Paleari
Laura del Sol
Romilda Pescatore
Andréa Ferréol
Silvia Caporale
Bernard Blier
Anselmo Paleari
Caroline Berg
Véronique
