Genres
Production Companies
Dean Film
Italian International Film
Taste of Life (Una botta di vita)
Overview
Elvio Battistini works as a ticket taker in the local cinema of the small town where he lives. He has a prosthesis in one leg, the result of an accident, but he tells anyone who will listen it is a war injury. Giuseppe Mondardini, is also an older man living alone in what was the splendid family home. When Elvio and Giuseppe meet, they hit it off immediately. A trip to a cooler area is in order, so Mordardini unveils his ancient automobile.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Alberto Sordi, Enrico Oldoini, Liliana Betti, Agenore Incrocci
Director: Enrico Oldoini
Director of Photography: Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Producer: Pio Angeletti, Fulvio Lucisano, Adriano De Micheli
Story: Aurelio Chiesa
Top Cast
Alberto Sordi
Elvio Battistini
Bernard Blier
Giuseppe Mondardini
Andréa Ferréol
Germaine
Vittorio Caprioli
Il cuoco
Alberto Sorrentino
amico di Battistini
Elena Falgheri
Camilla
Nerina Montagnani
donna anziana al banchetto
Charles Millot
custode dello stabilimento acquifero
