Blessed Are the Rich

Blessed Are the Rich

113 mins | Comedy | Aug. 30, 1972

Two brothers-in-law, a smuggler and the other traffic policeman, get hold of a large sum of money, destined for illegal exportation to Switzerland, after the courier is killed in a fire fight with the border police. The owners of the money, which occupy an important social position, try in every way to recover it, also leveraging the weakness of the policeman. After the petty betrayal of his brother-in-law, the smuggler decides to keep all the money and flee to Switzerland.

Blessed Are the Rich

113 mins | Comedy | Aug. 30, 1972

Blessed Are the Rich
Two brothers-in-law, a smuggler and the other traffic policeman, get hold of a large sum of money, destined for illegal exportation to Switzerland, after the courier is killed in a fire fight with the border police. The owners of the money, which occupy an important social position, try in every way to recover it, also leveraging the weakness of the policeman. After the petty betrayal of his brother-in-law, the smuggler decides to keep all the money and flee to Switzerland.
Producers Clesi Cinematografica, Verona Produzione
Original title Beati i ricchi
Directors Salvatore Samperi
Writers Salvatore Samperi, Aldo Lado, Sandro Continenza

Cast

Paolo Villaggio

as Augusto

Lino Toffolo

as Geremia

Sylva Koscina

as Contessa

Eugene Walter

as Sindaco

Enzo Robutti

as Direttore di banca

Gigi Ballista

as Commendatore

Neda Arnerić

as Lucia

Olga Bisera

as La moglie del sindaco

Enrica Bonaccorti

as Adele, la cameriera

Edda Ferronao

as Madre di Lucia

Piero Vida

as Prete

Bruno Degni

as Un amico (uncredited)

Silvio Klein

as Un amico (uncredited)

Filippo La Neve

as Giorgetti (uncredited)

Maurizio Streccioni

as Un amico (uncredited)