Count Tacchia

In 1900 in Rome, the poor carpenter Francesco, by a twist of fate, is recognized component of a noble family in the process of decay. Francesco knows the cynical and ruthless Prince Torquato Terenzi, disappointed by life and progress, and also falls in love with the beautiful Duchess Elisa. When Prince Terenzi dies, Francesco realizes that he's not enriched for nothing with the inheritance, because the noble family is broke; so he enlistes himself for the war in Libya, but quickly returnes to Italy, disgusted by the atrocities of the fighting. His dream is to be a singer, and so he goes to America with the Duchess Elisa.

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Enrico Montesano

Francesco 'Checco' Puricelli - aka Conte Tacchia

Zoé Chauveau

Fernanda Toccacieli

Giuseppe Pambieri

marchese Lollo D'Alfieri

Ania Pieroni

duchessina Elisa Savelli

Riccardo Pizzuti

Tomegaux, spadaccino francese

Claudio Gora

duca Saverio Savelli

Lia Zoppelli

duchessa Savelli

Paolo Panelli

mastro Alvaro Puricelli

Vittorio Gassman

Prince Torquato Terenzi

Anita Durante

nonna di Fernanda

Marcello Martana

delegato di Pubblica Sicurezza

Mario Donatone

"er Ciriola", gestore dell'omonima balera

Alvaro Amici

"er Sor Capanna", cantore di stornelli

Andrea Aureli

" Il Notaio"

Arnaldo Caivano

Servant (uncredited)

Giovanni Morosi

(uncredited)

Art

Marco Dentici

Production Design

Giovanni Passanisi

Assistant Set Decoration

Patrizio Ronchi

Assistant Production Design

Enzo Eusepi

Set Decoration

Camera

Ubaldo Terzano

Camera Operator

Antonio Annunziata

Assistant Camera

Renato Palmieri

Assistant Camera

Sergio Emidi

Key Grip

Antonio Benetti

Still Photographer

Luigi Kuveiller

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Clelia Gonsales

Costume Design

Stefania Santinelli

Makeup Artist

Giancarlo Marin

Hairstylist

Fabrizio Sforza

Makeup Artist

Crew

Ferdinando Poggi

Master at Arms

Directing

Mimmola Girosi

First Assistant Director

Rita Agostini

Script Supervisor

Editing

Massimo Cataldo

Assistant Editor

Valentina Curati

Assistant Editor

Carlo D'Alessandro

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

Giuseppe Auriemma

Production Manager

Antonio Gabrielli

Unit Manager

Marco Valerio

Production Secretary

Carlo Valerio

Producer

Gilberto Scarpellini

Unit Manager

Sergio Bologna

Administration

Claudio Valerio

Production Secretary

Maria Rosa Bologna

Administration

Luciano De Feo

Producer

Sound

Armando Janota

Boom Operator

Danilo Moroni

Sound Mixer

Armando Trovajoli

Original Music Composer

Art

Marco Dentici

Production Design

Giovanni Passanisi

Assistant Set Decoration

Patrizio Ronchi

Assistant Production Design

Enzo Eusepi

Set Decoration

Camera

Ubaldo Terzano

Camera Operator

Antonio Annunziata

Assistant Camera

Renato Palmieri

Assistant Camera

Sergio Emidi

Key Grip

Antonio Benetti

Still Photographer

Luigi Kuveiller

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Clelia Gonsales

Costume Design

Stefania Santinelli

Makeup Artist

Giancarlo Marin

Hairstylist

Fabrizio Sforza

Makeup Artist

Crew

Ferdinando Poggi

Master at Arms

Directing

Mimmola Girosi

First Assistant Director

Rita Agostini

Script Supervisor

Editing

Massimo Cataldo

Assistant Editor

Valentina Curati

Assistant Editor

Carlo D'Alessandro

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

Giuseppe Auriemma

Production Manager

Antonio Gabrielli

Unit Manager

Marco Valerio

Production Secretary

Carlo Valerio

Producer

Gilberto Scarpellini

Unit Manager

Sergio Bologna

Administration

Claudio Valerio

Production Secretary

Maria Rosa Bologna

Administration

Luciano De Feo

Producer

Sound

Armando Janota

Boom Operator

Danilo Moroni

Sound Mixer

Armando Trovajoli

Original Music Composer