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The Climax

Original title: L'immorale
  • 19671967
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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POPULARITY
137,362
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Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
Comedy
Sergio Masini, a violin player, is going to be the father of a sixth child... by his second mistress, Marisa. Quite nervous about that, he does not leave the clinic... except to drive Giulia... Read allSergio Masini, a violin player, is going to be the father of a sixth child... by his second mistress, Marisa. Quite nervous about that, he does not leave the clinic... except to drive Giulia, his legitimate wife, along with his legitimate kids to the station as they leave for a v... Read allSergio Masini, a violin player, is going to be the father of a sixth child... by his second mistress, Marisa. Quite nervous about that, he does not leave the clinic... except to drive Giulia, his legitimate wife, along with his legitimate kids to the station as they leave for a vacation at the seaside. No sooner does the train pull out of the station than he rushes to... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
211
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
137,362
15,838
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    • Director
      • Pietro Germi
    • Writers
      • Carlo Bernari
      • Pietro Germi
      • Alfredo Giannetti
    • Stars
      • Ugo Tognazzi
      • Stefania Sandrelli
      • Renée Longarini
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Pietro Germi
    • Writers
      • Carlo Bernari
      • Pietro Germi
      • Alfredo Giannetti
    • Stars
      • Ugo Tognazzi
      • Stefania Sandrelli
      • Renée Longarini
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Maria Grazia Carmassi and Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
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    Renée Longarini and Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
    Renée Longarini and Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
    Renée Longarini in The Climax (1967)
    Stefania Sandrelli and Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
    Stefania Sandrelli in The Climax (1967)
    Stefania Sandrelli and Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
    Stefania Sandrelli in The Climax (1967)
    Stefania Sandrelli in The Climax (1967)
    Stefania Sandrelli and Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
    Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)

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    Ugo Tognazzi
    Ugo Tognazzi
    • Sergio Masini
    Stefania Sandrelli
    Stefania Sandrelli
    • Marisa Malagugini
    Renée Longarini
    • Giulia Masini
    Maria Grazia Carmassi
    • Adele Baistrocchi
    Gigi Ballista
    • Don Michele
    Sergio Fincato
    • Calasanti
    Marco Della Giovanna
    • Riccardo Masini
    Ildebrando Santafe
    • Caputo
    Riccardo Billi
    • Filiberto Malagugini
    Carlo Bagno
    • Mr. Malagugini
    Lina Lagalla
    Lina Lagalla
    • Mrs. Malagugini
    Stefano Chierchiè
    • Bruno
    Costantino Bramini
    • Nini
    Cinzia Sperapani
    • Luisa
    Mimosa Gregoretti
    • Mita
    Giorgio Bianchi
    • Doctor
    Giovanna Lenzi
    • Nurse
    Gianni Agus
    Gianni Agus
    • Un presentatore televisivo
    • Director
      • Pietro Germi
    • Writers
      • Carlo Bernari
      • Pietro Germi
      • Alfredo Giannetti
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    • Trivia
      Italian censorship certificate # 48797 delivered on 17-3-1967.

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    6/10
    Tognazzi Vehicle Of An Overstretched Man
    The framework of writer/director Pietro Germi's earlier Gelosia (1953) had a man confessing his immorality to his priest, with the melodramatic unravelling of his relationships with two women in flashbacks. Here the male protagonist tells his story of being overextended between three women and having in effect three different families to take care of, to an increasingly exasperated priest who at one point breaks down and recommends, shocking for Italy at the time, a divorce.But here , following up on the earlier successes of Germi's black comedies Divorce Italian Style plus Seduced And Abandoned, the overall tone is more that of a mellow comedy, and Ugo Tognazzi as the overstretched man is well cast in the part. A young Stefania Sandrelli stands out as the most recent of Tognazzi's conquests. The best scene is at a merry go round in a park where Tognazzi visualizes the possibility of bringing the different women and their children together in one space. A weakness of the film is that after all the development there is only so much one can expect in terms of payoff, or as the English title of the film has it, climax. Is Tognazzi an "immoral" man, as the original Italian title has it? See the film and judge (taking into consideration the cultural standards of Italy in the late 1960s) for yourself.
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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1967 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Too Much for One Man
    • Filming locations
      • Venice, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro
      • Dear Film Produzione
      • Les Productions Artistes Associés
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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