110 minutes
2/23/2001
Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.
Diego Abatantuono
as Umberto
Sergio Castellitto
as Leone
Gérard Depardieu
as Professor Angelo
Antonella Attili
as Giuditta Della Rocca
Claudio Bigagli
as Ispettore polizia
Elio Germano
as Paolo
Sabrina Impacciatore
as Matilde
Rolando Ravello
as Ignazietto
Gioia Spaziani
as Susanna Della Rocca
Anita Zagaria
as Margherita Melchiorri
Simone Ascani
as Lele Della Rocca
Walter Dragonetti
as Pietruccio Melchiorri / voce narrante
Jean-Claude Brialy
as nonno Mattia Della Rocca
Augusto Fornari
as Zio Peppino
Claude Rich
as Conte Treuberg
Mauro Cremonini
Sandra Collodel
as cameriera di casa Della Rocca
Eliana Miglio
as Signora Di Veroli
Federica Bonavolontà
as cameriera di casa Melchiorri
Emanuele Cerman
as Sposino
Giorgio Colangeli
as Vinaio Boccioni
Bruno Cariello
Romina de Cicco
Fausto Ennio Di Cesare
Ivonne Ekman
Pasquale Esposito
Fabio Ferrari
Paola Giannetti
Marina Giordana
Carlo Molfese
Giuliano Persico
Emanuele Salce