Il Sorpasso

Il Sorpasso

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 5, 1962

Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.

Il Sorpasso

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 5, 1962

Il Sorpasso
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Fair Film, Incei Film, Sancro Film
Original title Il sorpasso
Directors Renato Rizzuto, Guglielmo Ambrosi, Dino Risi
Writers Dino Risi, Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari

Cast

Vittorio Gassman

as Bruno Cortona

Jean-Louis Trintignant

as Roberto Mariani

Catherine Spaak

as Lilli Cortona

Claudio Gora

as Danilo Borelli 'Bibi'

Luciana Angiolillo

as Gianna Cortona

Linda Sini

as Zia Lidia

Franca Polesello

as Moglie del commendatore

Bruna Simionato

as Zia Enrica

Mila Stanić

as Clara, la ragazza alla stazione

Nando Angelini

as Amedeo

Edda Ferronao

as La ragazza della valigia smarrita a Civitavecchia

Luigi Zerbinati

as Il Commendatore

John Francis Lane

as Alfredo - avvocato cugino di Roberto

Annette Stroyberg

as Turista tedesca

Jacques Stany

as Automobilista toscano che picchia Bruno

Paola Gassman

as Girl on the beach (uncredited)

Aldo Gianni

as Young man on the rocks at the end (uncredited)