Traffic Jam

6.8
  • Genre: DramaComedy
  • Run time: 121 min
  • Premiere: 1979. January 12.

A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.

Discover

Alberto Sordi

Dr. De Benedetti

Patrick Dewaere

Mara's Lover

Marcello Mastroianni

Marco Montefoschi

Ugo Tognazzi

Professor

Miou-Miou

Angela

Giovannella Grifeo

Germana Gargiulo

Lino Murolo

Germana's Father

Ciccio Ingrassia

Sick Man in Ambulance

Francisco Algora

Ambulance Driver

Ferdinando Murolo

Mercedes Passenger

José María Prada

Ricardo, Mercedes Driver

José Vivó

Mercedes Passenger

Nando Orfei

Montefoschi's Chauffeur Carloni

Eleonora Comencini

Girl in Taxi

Gianni Cavina

Pompeo, Teresa's Husband

José Sacristán

The Priest

Ester Carloni

Germana's Grandmother

Susy Lover

Brigida

Solvi Stübing

Blonde Model

Mariana Camara

Black Model

Enrico Ameri

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Aristide Caporale

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Mario Castaldi

Man Screaming for M. Montefoschi (uncredited)

Enrico Lorenzetti

Cyclist (uncredited)

Gabriella D'Amico

Woman in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)

Dolores Calò

Montefoschi's Fan (uncredited)

Amedeo Salamon

Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)

Filippo Perego

Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)

Massimo Ciprari

Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)

Giuseppe Marrocco

Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)

Luciano Zanussi

Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)

Art

Mario Chiari

Production Design

Enzo Eusepi

Set Decoration

Antonio Cortés

Set Designer

Camera

Mario Mazzoni

Still Photographer

Renato Ranieri

Camera Operator

Antonio Scaramuzza

Assistant Camera

Angelo Filippini

Second Unit Director of Photography

Ennio Guarnieri

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Paola Comencini

Costume Design

Fabrizio Sforza

Makeup Artist

Vanda Pruni

Costume Assistant

Jole Cecchini

Hairstylist

Luciano Vito

Hairstylist

Directing

Ricky Tognazzi

Assistant Director

Lucilla Clementelli

Script Supervisor

Juan Luis Buñuel

Second Unit Director

Editing

Elvira Tonini

Assistant Editor

Production

Marcello Crescenzi

Production Manager

Mario Della Torre

Production Supervisor

Ennio Appetecchia

Production Secretary

Luigi Patrizi

Production Secretary

Raffaele Salvatore

Administration

Sound

Massimo Anzellotti

Sound Effects Editor

Roberto Arcangeli

Sound Effects

Romano Checcacci

Sound Mixer

Arno Mathes

Sound Recordist

Fiorenzo Carpi

Original Music Composer

Bruno Nicolai

Conductor

Giuliano Maielli

Boom Operator

Writing

Luigi Comencini

Screenplay

Ruggero Maccari

Screenplay

Art

Mario Chiari

Production Design

Enzo Eusepi

Set Decoration

Antonio Cortés

Set Designer

Camera

Mario Mazzoni

Still Photographer

Renato Ranieri

Camera Operator

Antonio Scaramuzza

Assistant Camera

Angelo Filippini

Second Unit Director of Photography

Ennio Guarnieri

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Paola Comencini

Costume Design

Fabrizio Sforza

Makeup Artist

Vanda Pruni

Costume Assistant

Jole Cecchini

Hairstylist

Luciano Vito

Hairstylist

Directing

Ricky Tognazzi

Assistant Director

Lucilla Clementelli

Script Supervisor

Juan Luis Buñuel

Second Unit Director

Editing

Elvira Tonini

Assistant Editor

Production

Marcello Crescenzi

Production Manager

Mario Della Torre

Production Supervisor

Ennio Appetecchia

Production Secretary

Luigi Patrizi

Production Secretary

Raffaele Salvatore

Administration

Sound

Massimo Anzellotti

Sound Effects Editor

Roberto Arcangeli

Sound Effects

Romano Checcacci

Sound Mixer

Arno Mathes

Sound Recordist

Fiorenzo Carpi

Original Music Composer

Bruno Nicolai

Conductor

Giuliano Maielli

Boom Operator

Writing

Luigi Comencini

Screenplay

Ruggero Maccari

Screenplay