Divorce Italian Style
1961Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
Acted in
Marcello Mastroianni
as Ferdinando Cefalù
Daniela Rocca
as Rosalia Cefalù
Stefania Sandrelli
as Angela
Leopoldo Trieste
as Carmelo Patanè
Odoardo Spadaro
as Don Gaetano Cefalù
Margherita Girelli
as Sisina
Angela Cardile
as Agnese Cefalù
Lando Buzzanca
as Rosario Mulè
Pietro Tordi
as Attorney De Marzi
Ugo Torrente
as Don Calogero
Antonio Acqua
as Priest
Bianca Castagnetta
as Donna Matilde Cefalù
Giovanni Fassiolo
as Don Ciccio Matara
Ignazio Roberto Daidone
Francesco Nicastro
Edy Nogara
Renato Pinciroli
Daniela Igliozzi
Laura Tomiselli
as Aunt Fifidda
Saro Arcidiacono
as Dr. Talamone (uncredited)
Renzo Marignano
as Communist Party Activist (uncredited)
Bruno Bertocci
as Man in the Square (uncredited)
Pietro Fumelli
as Judge (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
as Woman in the Courtroom (uncredited)