''I basilischi'' (also known as ''The Basilisks'' and ''The Lizards'') is a
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
. It is the directorial debut of
Lina Wertmüller
Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films '' Seven Beauti ...
.
It was shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the
.
Cast
* Antonio Petruzzi as Tony
*
Stefano Satta Flores
Stefano Satta Flores (14 January 1937 – 22 October 1985) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Naples, Italy, Satta Flores graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in the Italian capital city of Rome. He bega ...
as Francesco
* Sergio Ferrarino as Sergio
* Luigi Barbieri as Antonio's father
*
Flora Carabella as Luciana Bonfanti
References
External links
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1963 films
Italian drama films
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Films directed by Lina Wertmüller
1963 drama films
Social realism in film
Films set in Basilicata
1963 directorial debut films
1960s Italian films
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