Conversation Piece

Conversation Piece

121 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 10, 1974

A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.

Conversation Piece

121 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 10, 1974

Conversation Piece
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Gaumont International, Rusconi Film
Original title Gruppo di Famiglia in un Interno
Directors Alessio Girotti, Renata Franceschi, Albino Cocco, Giorgio Treves, Louise Vincent, Luchino Visconti
Writers Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Luchino Visconti

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Professor

Helmut Berger

as Konrad Huebel

Silvana Mangano

as Bianca Brumonti

Claudia Marsani

as Lietta Brumonti

Stefano Patrizi

as Stefano

Elvira Cortese

as Erminia

Philippe Hersent

as Porter

Guy Tréjan

as Antique Dealer

Jean-Pierre Zola

as Blanchard

Umberto Raho

as Police Sergeant Bernai

Enzo Fiermonte

as Police Commissioner

Romolo Valli

as Michelli

Claudia Cardinale

as Professor's Wife (uncredited)

Dominique Sanda

as Professor's Mother (uncredited)