The Widower

The Widower

87 mins | Comedy | Nov. 20, 1959

Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi who has a no-nonsense attitude and barely tolerates the attempts of her husband to keep his factory afloat with her money.

The Widower

87 mins | Comedy | Nov. 20, 1959

The Widower
Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi who has a no-nonsense attitude and barely tolerates the attempts of her husband to keep his factory afloat with her money.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Cino del Duca, Paneuropa
Original title Il vedovo
Directors Liliana Fugagnollo, Lù Leone, Dino Risi
Writers Dino Verde, Rodolfo Sonego, Fabio Carpi, Dino Risi, Sandro Continenza

Cast

Alberto Sordi

as Alberto Nardi

Franca Valeri

as Elvira Almiraghi

Leonora Ruffo

as Gioia

Livio Lorenzon

as Stucchi

Nando Bruno

as l'oncle d'Alberto

Ruggero Marchi

as Carlo Fenoglio

Gigi Reder

as avocat Girondi

Mario Passante

as Comm. Lambertoni

Enzo Petito

as Fritzmayer

Nanda Primavera

as Italia

Giuliana Farnese

as Erminia (uncredited)