STORY
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.
CAST & CREW
- Marcello Mastroianni
- Senta Berger
- Flavio Bucci
- Laura Morante
- Laura del Sol
Cast
- Mario Monicelli
- Amanzio Todini
- Francesco Germi
- Anna Antonelli
Directors
INFORMATION
- Cinecittà Studios
- Excelsior Cinematografica
- RAI
Production Companies
- Italy
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Italian
